St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School continues to perform at an outstanding level since its last inspection, successfully maintaining high educational standards. The school fosters an environment where pupils feel safe and welcomed, leading to exemplary behavior and strong personal development. With a commitment to high aspirations, the school offers a highly ambitious curriculum that promotes not just academic achievement but also the social and emotional well-being of its pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly and are well prepared for the next stage of their education.
• Strong staff-pupil relationships foster confidence and a love of learning.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, with a strong emphasis on reading.
• Pupils' personal development is well-promoted through a variety of programs.
• The school environment encourages respect, kindness, and impeccable behavior.

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 Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 1.3% of pupils at St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School 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 Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% 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, 39.1% of pupils at St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.8% 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 Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School received £8,511 and spent £8,713 for each of its 225 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £65,000 (-£291 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of The Three Saints Academy Trust, income was £8,264 and spending £8,305 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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St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School is part of The Three Saints Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Willow Tree Primary School St Helens
• St Ann's Church of England Primary School Prescot
• St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School Widnes
• Blackmoor Park Infants' School Liverpool

What is St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School have?

St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School has 230 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School cover?

St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School?

St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School is at Barton Close, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 2HS.