Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
This school
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Partner infant school
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
Nursery to Year 2 · 290 m away from St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy.
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 72% | 62% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 72% | 72% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 23% | 27% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 105 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Roman Catholic school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Roman Catholic school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy had 229 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.
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