St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Runcorn. 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 10/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Castlefields Avenue South, Runcorn, WA7 2NR
Website: st-marys.halton.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01928565995
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Tainsh
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111316

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 245
Number of Pupils: 213
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.5
Maths
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Castlefields Avenue South , WA7 2NR
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Brow Community Primary School
The Clough , Halton Brow WA7 2HB
3out of 4 628 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgewater Park Primary School
Plantation Close , Castlefields WA7 2LW
3out of 4 706 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Conwy Court , Castlefields WA7 2JJ
3out of 4 1,012 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Astmoor Primary School
Kingshead Close , Castlefields WA7 2JE
2out of 4 1,026 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School
Grangeway , WA7 5YH
2out of 4 1,599 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Barnfield Avenue , WA7 6EP
2out of 4 2,016 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Heath School
Clifton Road , WA7 4SY
3out of 4 2,653 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Sandymoor Orminston Academy , Wharford Lane WA7 1QU
- not rated 3,032 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange School
Latham Avenue , WA7 5DX
2out of 4 1,746 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Halton School
31 Main Street , Halton WA7 2AN
- not rated 482 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW
3out of 4 1,426 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope Corner School
70 Clifton Road , Runcorn WA7 4TD
- not rated 2,594 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Cavendish High Academy
Lincoln Close , WA7 4YX
4out of 4 2,614 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.