Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary SchoolSt Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Helens.

Summary of the comparison

Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School and St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School are primary schools in St Helens.

  • Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School was judged Good and St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School and 77.0% for St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School (83.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School versus St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure St HelensQueen's Park CofE/Urc Primary SchoolSt HelensSt Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100B83/100Stronger figure
Local ranking20th of 53 in St Helens 1st of 53 in St Helens Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll394 231
Capacity420 210
LocationSt Helens, WA10 4NQ St Helens, WA10 2HS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% 77.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census394 231
Free school meals (ever 6)41.9% 44.1%
English as an additional language10.2% 16.9%
SEN support9.9% 33.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 6.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.9% 11.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School

St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

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