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EnglandNorth WestKnowsleyL14 0JGSt Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School
Primary

St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School

Primary

Knowsley · Liverpool · L14 0JG www.smmj.co.uk/

Pupils
465
cap. 480
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKnowsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School · Primary · Knowsley

Finance£6703 spend / pupil£6615 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+4pp
79%76%72%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
14%
+1pp
20%17%13%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
87%
LA AVG 70.77%
SPAG higher standard
40%
LA AVG 23.4%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.96
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.04
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
465
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School, Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG
Local authority
Knowsley
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
2024/2576%14%85%40%83%18%88%35%92%87%107.0107.0108.023%465
2023/2472%13%85%38%79%17%84%30%87%82%107.0106.0107.019%467
2022/2373%17%81%29%81%26%82%30%81%81%106.0106.0106.0+2.10+3.90+2.8017%478
2018/1979%13%89%27%89%24%88%38%92%90%107.0107.0109.0+2.00+1.10+1.5016%464
2017/1873%20%79%29%85%32%95%42%88%91%106.0109.0109.0+0.30+1.40+3.9015%455
2016/1767%15%74%24%90%39%86%31%93%73%105.0107.0106.0+0.10+3.60+2.3020%475

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
2024/2546520.823%11%37%6%15%
2023/2446722.419%10%32%6%13%
2022/2347822.317%7%31%5%15%
2021/2248022.416%7%33%5%13%
2020/2146924.114%6%29%
2018/1946421.216%8%25%3%6%
2017/1845521.415%10%24%4%8%
2016/1747523.020%10%26%5%10%

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