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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensL35 6NNSt Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · Prescot · L35 6NN https://www.stbartholomewrainhill.co.uk/

Pupils
281
cap. 300
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
281
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
281
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
+5pp
78%76%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
31%
+11pp
31%22%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
61%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
42%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
64%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
281
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
School Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NN
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
2024/2578%31%89%61%86%42%83%42%86%83%109.0106.0110.013%281
2023/2473%20%87%44%82%33%84%36%87%84%107.0106.0107.012%282
2022/2376%12%88%43%81%21%81%29%90%86%108.0105.0108.0+4.80+4.10+2.8013%290
2018/1978%16%93%36%82%24%82%36%80%82%108.0107.0109.0+2.30-0.30+0.6015%300
2017/1874%26%87%37%83%37%83%39%85%83%107.0106.0108.0+0.10-0.10+0.1011%313
2016/1770%2%86%36%80%5%80%30%77%86%107.0105.0108.0+0.70-2.60-0.8011%312

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
2024/2528122.713%6%11%5%8%
2023/2428220.412%5%9%5%10%
2022/2329020.313%4%8%5%11%
2021/2229723.812%3%10%6%16%
2020/2129925.614%3%9%
2018/1930031.315%4%6%3%5%
2017/1831325.811%4%6%3%4%
2016/1731225.211%4%6%4%6%

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