Community school · St. Helens

Robins Lane Community Primary School

2–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104762URN

Kinmel Street, St Helens, WA9 3NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

1.4 above St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

98 applications for 28 places · 2nd of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

The graded inspection, 7 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 January 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Reception

1.4 above St. Helens median (2.1) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

98 applications · 28 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 3.5; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 3.1; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 3.0; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.6; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 3.1; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 3.9; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.8; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 2.9; St. Helens median median 1.9

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
St. Helens median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	98	3.5	38	1.36
Sep 2025	28	86	3.1	26	0.93
Sep 2024	29	87	3.0	44	1.52
Sep 2023	30	72	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	72	2.4	34	1.13
Sep 2021	22	55	2.5	19	0.86
Sep 2020	25	54	2.2	18	0.72
Sep 2019	18	49	2.7	16	0.89
Sep 2018	28	74	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2017	30	92	3.1	43	1.43
Sep 2016	30	118	3.9	33	1.10
Sep 2015	38	106	2.8	28	0.74
Sep 2014	30	88	2.9	51	1.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 62% · Maths 62% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%41st of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard12%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	4%	105	102
2023/24	43%	3%	102	101
2022/23	50%	10%	104	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Robins Lane Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Eaves Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · St. Helens

Good2022

1.6applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Allanson Street Primary School
1.1 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sherdley Primary School
1.2 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

3.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Merton Bank Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104762 · 342/2008
Capacity: 248 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 29.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kinmel Street, St Helens, WA9 3NF
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources