St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Runcorn.

Summary of the comparison

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and St Mary's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Runcorn.

  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Church of England Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and 58.0% for St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School versus St Mary's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RuncornSt Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolRuncornSt Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking13th of 48 in Halton Stronger figure47th of 48 in Halton
InspectionOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll146 190
Capacity175 245
LocationRuncorn, WA7 2JJ Runcorn, WA7 2NR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score102.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census146 190
Free school meals (ever 6)50.4% 42.6%
English as an additional language5.5% 1.6%
SEN support15.1% 27.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.7% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 6.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.7% 20.2% 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

Full profiles: St Augustine's Catholic Primary School · St Mary's Church of England Primary School