Academy sponsor led · St. Helens

St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

3–7Ages
173Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150505URN

Victoria Road, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, WA12 9RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

83 applications for 46 places · 33rd of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 8 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below St. Helens median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

83 applications · 46 places offered · 44 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
St. Helens median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Catholic Infant School (URN 104817), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	46	83	1.8	44	0.96
Sep 2025	54	90	1.7	48	0.89
Sep 2024	36	59	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2023 *	48	86	1.8	42	0.88
Sep 2022 *	54	95	1.8	52	0.96
Sep 2021 *	58	100	1.7	60	1.03
Sep 2020 *	60	127	2.1	68	1.13
Sep 2019 *	59	96	1.6	59	1.00
Sep 2018 *	60	111	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2017 *	60	127	2.1	76	1.27
Sep 2016 *	60	127	2.1	71	1.18
Sep 2015 *	60	117	2.0	67	1.12
Sep 2014 *	60	130	2.2	68	1.13

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's Catholic Infant AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
0.3 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

72%met the SATs standard
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
0.5 km · St. Helens

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The District CofE Primary School
0.6 km · St. Helens

Good2021

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Wargrave CofE Primary School
1.2 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lyme Community Primary School
1.4 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
2.4 km · St. Helens

Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150505 · 342/2002
Trust: The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 232 pupils · 173 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2024
Replaced: St Mary's Catholic Infant School (URN 104817)
Address: Victoria Road, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, WA12 9RX
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources