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St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Sponsored academy
Victoria Road, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens WA12 9RX · federationofstmarys.co.uk · 01744 678357
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 173
- 75% of 232 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 46 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 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 54 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104817)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104817), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104817)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104817)
Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104817)