Community school · St. Helens

Thatto Heath Community Primary School

2–11Ages
631Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104763URN

Hobart Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens, WA9 5QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

90 applications for 66 places · 48th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 October 2023Ofsted'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

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 below St. Helens median (2.1) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

90 applications · 66 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 1.4; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.4; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.3; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.3; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.2; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.3; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 1.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.0; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 1.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 1.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.1; St. Helens median median 1.9

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 0 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	66	90	1.4	60	0.91
Sep 2025	62	88	1.4	61	0.98
Sep 2024	65	79	1.2	55	0.85
Sep 2023	74	98	1.3	65	0.88
Sep 2022	72	94	1.3	71	0.99
Sep 2021	74	88	1.2	65	0.88
Sep 2020	90	120	1.3	100	1.11
Sep 2019	89	104	1.2	80	0.90
Sep 2018	66	79	1.2	59	0.89
Sep 2017	75	75	1.0	54	0.72
Sep 2016	87	90	1.0	65	0.75
Sep 2015	87	90	1.0	62	0.71
Sep 2014	87	94	1.1	75	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 72% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%20th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	68%	10%	106	105
2023/24	66%	8%	106	104
2022/23	56%	5%	103	103

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

Thatto Heath Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
0.5 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
2.0 km · St. Helens

2025

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Longton Lane Community Primary School
2.1 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
2.2 km · St. Helens

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Eaves Primary School
2.2 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
2.2 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%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: 104763 · 342/2010
Capacity: 675 pupils · 631 on roll
Free school meals: 42.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hobart Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens, WA9 5QX
Local authority: St. Helens

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