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St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

St. Helens, WA12 9RXPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jun 2022
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
48 1st-choice / 54 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy sits within St. Helens local authority, a borough with 54 primary schools of which only seven hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Requires Improvement, placing it some distance behind the top-performing peers in the area. The highest-ranked local primary is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, followed by St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School and St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge. For families prioritising an Outstanding grade, the nearest such school is St Peter's CofE Primary School, just one kilometre away. St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy is a small, state-funded Roman Catholic infant school for children aged three to seven, with a current roll of 177 pupils against a capacity of 232. It has a nursery provision and is mixed gender. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 90 applications for 54 places, with 48 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.67.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressVictoria Road, St Helens, St. Helens, WA12 9RX
HeadteacherSamantha Birchall
Local AuthoritySt. Helens
Number of Pupils177
Free School Meals (FSM)10.7%
School Capacity177 / 232 (76% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jun 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 21 Sept 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
LibraryPlaying FieldsArt StudiosDining HallICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

SwimmingCricketCross CountryTennisFootballAthletics

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubArt ClubGardeningCodingChessEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysical

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.