St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Nr Wigan, St. Helens
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Nr Wigan, St. Helens for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. St. Helens has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Mary's School, Birchley Road, Billinge, Birchley Road, Nr Wigan, WN5 7QJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- St. Helens
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils strive to reflect the school’s core value of respect.”
- “Everyone is made to feel welcome at the school, regardless of their differences.”
- “This helps pupils to feel happy.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects other than English and mathematics, the school curriculum does not set out in sufficient detail the key knowledge that pupils should learn from the Reception Year to the end of key stage 2.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, a very small number of pupils with SEND struggle to access some learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 88% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2025, as St. Helens published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in St. Helens.
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Carr Mill Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ashurst Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Rectory CofE Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published