St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook is a primary school located in St Helens. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chain Lane, St Helens, WA11 9QY
Website: www.stmarysblackbrook.co.uk
Telephone: 01744678161
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julia Ashton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104802

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 460
Number of Pupils: 434
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 229

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.6
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook
Chain Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9QY
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashurst Primary School
New Glade Hill , Off Chain Lane WA11 9QJ
3out of 4 290 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Merton Bank Primary School
Roper Street , WA9 1EJ
3out of 4 1,254 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Legh Vale Primary School
Legh Road , Haydock WA11 0ER
3out of 4 1,515 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Derwent Road , Haresfinch WA11 9AT
4out of 4 1,557 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School
Boardmans Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9BB
1out of 4 639 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Haydock
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
- not rated 2,035 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Haydock High School
Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG
2out of 4 2,035 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Berrys Lane , Sutton WA9 3HE
3out of 4 2,548 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cowley International College
Hard Lane , WA10 6PN
3out of 4 3,211 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helens College
Water Street , WA10 1PP
- not rated 2,930 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mill Green School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1BU
4out of 4 1,715 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pace
Derbyshire Hill Road , WA9 2LH
3out of 4 1,721 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lansbury Bridge School
Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1TB
3out of 4 1,788 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Launchpad Centre
College Street , WA10 1UH
3out of 4 2,406 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.