St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Castlefields Avenue South, Runcorn, WA7 2NR
This school is closed (it closed in June 2024).
It was replaced by St Mary's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Tainsh
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Halton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 111316
- Local authority
- Halton
About this school
St Mary's Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Runcorn. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - |
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 Church of England Primary 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 | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 44% | 184 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 42.6% | 184 | 0.0 miles |
| The Brow Community Primary School | 27% | 8% | 55.5% | 136 | 0.4 miles |
| Bridgewater Park Primary School | 42% | 8.7% | 62.2% | 91 | 0.4 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 50.4% | 168 | 0.6 miles |
| Astmoor Primary School | 36% | 8.1% | 67.7% | 144 | 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)
- 44%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
The Brow Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Bridgewater Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Runcorn
-
Astmoor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Runcorn
Other schools in Runcorn
- Astmoor Primary School Primary
- Aston by Sutton Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primary
- Brookvale Primary School Primary
- Castle View Primary School Primary
- Gorsewood Primary School Primary
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Primary
- Hillview Primary School Primary
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Runcorn.
- Has St Mary's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Church of England Primary 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 Church of England Primary School?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School had 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 48% 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 Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Church of England Primary 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.