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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 151268
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 230 Published school capacity
Capacity used 73.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

31 January 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 10 March 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Cheshire East
Trust OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 169 169 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 75 44.4% of pupils
Male pupils 94 55.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.8%
10.0 pts below England
School 14.8%
Cheshire East 16.3%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.2%
6.1 pts below England
School 14.2%
Cheshire East 10.0%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Cheshire East 1.5%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
74.6%
126
African
7.1%
12
Any other White background
4.7%
8
Indian
3.6%
6
White and Asian
3.0%
5
Traveller of Irish heritage
2.4%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.4% 21 of 169 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
Cheshire East 19.2%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.3% 14 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts below
EHC plans 4.1% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 6
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

73.5% 14.7 pts below England
St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
73.5%
Cheshire East
94.9%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information