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St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool

St Martin's Lane, Murdishaw, Runcorn, WA7 6HZ

Local ranking33rd of 48 primary schools in Halton
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
70.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
70.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
182
Boys
84 (46%)
Girls
98 (54%)
Capacity
210 (87% full)
SEND
25.8%
FSM Eligible
42.3%
EAL
7.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.9%
SEN Support
22.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Budget per Pupil
£9,600/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
26.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 82.4%
  • White Traveller: 4.4%
  • Mixed Other: 3.9%
  • Black African: 3.9%
  • White Other: 2.8%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.6%

82.4%

White British

4.4%

White Traveller

3.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
111380
UKPRN
10070182
Establishment No.
3637

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