St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy

State-Funded School

st-marys-catholic-junior-academy-st-helens-north-west

North WestRegion

St HelensLocal Authority

St Helens NorthConstituency

WA12 9QQPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in St Helens, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 219 pupils. St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is part of The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

219

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 219
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.