St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

St HelensLocal Authority

St Helens NorthConstituency

WA11 9QYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in St Helens, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 381 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 37%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

381

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 381
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Apr 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.