St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish

St Marie’s Catholic Primary School has demonstrated exceptional performance across all key areas, earning an overall rating of outstanding in their recent inspection. The inspection, which was the school's first routine evaluation since 2008, highlighted the exemplary leadership and management that underpin an ambitious curriculum designed to foster high achievement among students. Pupils across all age groups exhibit positive attitudes towards learning, leading to remarkable outcomes, in addition to a culture of respect and support among the school community.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious curriculum leading to excellent pupil achievement
• Exceptional leadership that promotes academic excellence
• Impeccable behavior and positive attitudes from pupils
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Rich program of extracurricular activities enhancing personal development
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy throughout the school

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish had 26.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.2% of pupils at St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish received £8,897 and spent £8,341 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £333,000 (£1,690 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish last inspected by Ofsted?

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish have?

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish cover?

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish?

St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish is at Avondale Street, Standish, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 0LF.