St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

About St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool is a primary school in Runcorn, Halton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 182 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 20 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 8.9%. There are about 18.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 42% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.