St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 219 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 21.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Address | Barn Way, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 9QQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.federationofstmarys.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01744678603 |
| URN | 150302 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 November 2022, published 23 January 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St Mary's Catholic Junior School, URN 104816).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- The District CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Newton-le-Willows Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Wargrave CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Lyme Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St James' Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
Browse: Primary schools in St. Helens
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.