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St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary aided
School Lane, Rainhill, Prescot L35 6NN · stbartholomewrainhill.co.uk · 01744 678550
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. St. Helens 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 279
- 93% of 300 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% the higher standard. Across St. Helens it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 43
- 15% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied