Primary school

St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • St Helens
  • WA11 9QY
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,380 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 76%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 74%74%2016/17: top 91%2017/18: top 72%2018/19: top 34%34% · 2018/192022/23: top 57%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 76%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM53% · North West 63%3/10 Below−44 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%6/10 Middle−21.5 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−40 pts
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−27.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 54 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 40% · 60 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 57% · 61 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 73% · 59 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 59% · 56 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 37% · 54 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 53% · 58 pupils · North West 63%73%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 54 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 60 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 11% · 61 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 59 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 56 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 54 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 58 pupils · North West 6%14%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 54 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 60 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 61 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 56 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 54 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 58 pupils · North West 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 54 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 60 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 61 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 100 · 56 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 99 · 54 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 10510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
35 of 35 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3535
2nd232
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026381
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.6%
First language not English9.8%
SEN support14.3%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.2%
Persistently absent pupils17.9%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

82.8% full · 460 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 18.3
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 41.5 · 56 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,165
Spend per pupil£7,020
Staff spend per pupil£5,562
Reserve per pupil£486
  • +£181,620revenue reserve
  • +£54,100in-year balance

Grants £7,049 · self-generated £125 · premises £359 per pupil