St Mary's Catholic Junior School
Barn Way, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9QQ
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Birchall
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 104816
- Local authority
- St. Helens
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Junior School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Newton-le-Willows. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Catholic Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Catholic Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 19.2% | 234 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy | 72% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 219 | 0.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy | — | 3.6% | 11.9% | 173 | 0.2 miles |
| The District CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.7% | 51.4% | 365 | 0.2 miles |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary School | 58% | 5.3% | 25.7% | 563 | 0.4 miles |
| Wargrave CofE Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 35.6% | 424 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.2%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
-
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy0.2 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
The District CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
-
Newton-le-Willows Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
-
Wargrave CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
Other schools in Newton-le-Willows
- Lyme Community Primary School Primary
- Newton-le-Willows Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy Primary
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- The District CofE Primary School Primary
- Wargrave CofE Primary School Primary
- Hope Academy Secondary
- Wargrave House School Special schools
- Willow Bank School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Catholic Junior School teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Newton-le-Willows.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Catholic Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Mary's Catholic Junior School?
- St Mary's Catholic Junior School had 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2024.