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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA9 5NJSt Austin's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Austin's Catholic Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA9 5NJ www.st-austins.st-helens.sch.uk/

Pupils
213
cap. 262
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Austin's Catholic Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
46%
+13pp
71%52%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
54%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
54%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
213
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Heath Street, St Helens, WA9 5NJ
Local authority
St. Helens
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2546%0%69%27%65%8%54%12%81%54%104.0102.0103.014%213
2023/2433%3%40%7%57%7%37%7%67%50%98.097.0100.020%228
2022/2363%0%81%30%74%7%74%19%85%63%105.0103.0104.0+2.00+1.50+0.8016%217
2018/1971%6%81%32%87%13%81%32%84%84%105.0106.0108.0+1.70+0.30+1.6015%239
2017/1841%0%55%7%69%7%59%10%72%62%101.0101.0103.0-2.80-1.30-2.4016%229
2016/1753%7%60%17%63%13%60%23%67%70%101.0101.0104.0-2.30-1.70-2.2013%239

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521320.914%11%37%5%14%
2023/2422824.420%8%37%7%18%
2022/2321723.216%7%38%7%22%
2021/2221223.815%5%34%7%26%
2020/2121623.418%6%31%
2018/1923923.515%7%25%5%11%
2017/1822921.116%6%29%6%14%
2016/1723922.413%3%32%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.