How many pupils attend St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston has 44 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston take?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston?

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston have a religious character?

Yes — St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston?

When St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Catholic children resident in parish — Catholic children who are resident in the parish of St Mary's; 3. Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 8 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance. Distances are calculated using a straight-line (radial) measurement between the address points of a child's home address and the local authority's computerised measuring system. In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 84.1% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Catholic children resident in parish — Catholic children who are resident in the parish of St Mary's.
3Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children.
4Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other looked after and previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
5Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church.
6Other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion.
7Other faiths — Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader.
8Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: Priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance. Distances are calculated using a straight-line (radial) measurement between the address points of a child's home address and the local authority's computerised measuring system. In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out.

Within each numbered category, priority is further applied first to children with exceptional social, medical or pastoral need (note 10), then to children with a sibling attending the school at the time of enrolment (note 8). The admission authority will, where logistically possible, admit twins and all siblings from multiple births where one of the children is the last child ranked within the school's PAN.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.