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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Middlewich · CW10 9DH

Ages 3–11 · 176 pupils · Cheshire East

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.5%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
176

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

16

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
16
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill77%

176 pupils · 230 places

Pupils on roll
176
Boys / girls
96 / 80
School capacity
230
Capacity fill
176 / 230 (77%)
Free school meals
11.9%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Shrewsbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Janet McKinlay

Location

Address
Manor Lane
Postcode
CW10 9DH
Town
Middlewich
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Cheshire East
District
Cheshire East
Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Middlewich, Cheshire East, 176 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.

Open schools in Middlewich
7
Primary schools in Middlewich
5
Academies among open schools in Middlewich
57% (4)
Open schools in CW10
7
Primary in CW10
5
Open schools in Cheshire East LA
180
Primary in Cheshire East LA
124

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in MiddlewichNear CW10

  • Middlewich Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Middlewich · CW10 9BS · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.1 miles away

  • Wimboldsley Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Middlewich · CW10 0LN · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Wharton CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Winsford · CW7 3EP · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS229%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM30.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

  • Byley Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Middlewich · CW10 9NG · Cheshire West and Chester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.6 miles away

  • Warmingham CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sandbach · CW11 3QN · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand0.86

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Janet McKinlay

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