St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy

About St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy

St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is a primary school in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 229 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 26.3 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy, 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.