St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection areas, including the quality of education and leadership. The school is characterized by a warm environment where pupils feel safe, supported, and eager to learn. High expectations set for pupil achievement have led to positive outcomes, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school's curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, although some areas need clearer identification of essential knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils show positive attitudes towards learning.
• Teachers demonstrate strong subject knowledge.
• Pupils with SEND receive effective support.
• The school has high expectations for students' achievement.
• A well-resourced outdoor environment enhances learning.
• Staff benefit from effective professional development.
• Parents are well supported and involved in their children's education.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clear identification of essential knowledge for pupils.

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 Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% 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, 32.7% of pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 2024–25 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy received £8,919 and spent £8,985 for each of its 145 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £154,000 (£1,062 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,250 and spending £8,645 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Runcorn · Halton local authority: places and applications

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is part of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Warrington
• St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Ellesmere Port
• St John Plessington Catholic College Wirral
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead Prenton
• St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Wallasey
• SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Wallasey
• St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Wallasey
• Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School Wirral

What is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy have?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy has 168 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy cover?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy?

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is at Conwy Court, Castlefields, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2JJ.