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St Monica's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

St Monica's Close, Appleton, Warrington WA4 3AG · stmonicasprimary.co.uk · 01925 267609

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
61%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
152
73% of 209 places
Local authority
Warrington
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
13.8%
First language not English
20.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 15 (Places 15)15September 2023: 15 (Places 16)15September 2024: 17 (Places 18)17September 2025: 16 (Places 18)16September 2026: 15 (Places 20)15Places 20
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202620150.8100%
September 2025Sept 202518160.9100%
September 2024Sept 202418170.9100%
September 2023Sept 202316150.9100%
September 2022Sept 202215151100%

Results

In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Warrington it was 68%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 71% (England 53%)71%2016/17: 80% (England 61%)80%2017/18: 71% (England 64%)71%2018/19: 77% (England 65%)77%2022/23: 81% (England 60%)81%2023/24: 80% (England 61%)80%2024/25: 61% (England 62%)61%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●61%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●104105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Monica's Catholic Primary School on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
18 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
64
40% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲97% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲97% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲94% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲75% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲92% agreeEngland 67%

based on 12 parents (19%) with SEND

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