Report card · inspected May 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 6 May 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 22 March 2022Graded inspection: Good
- 6 November 2019Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
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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 entry74 applications · 29 places offered · 22 named it first
- 2026 2.6; St. Helens median median 2.1
- 2025 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.0
- 2024 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.8
- 2023 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9
- 2022 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
- 2021 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.6
- 2020 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
- 2019 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
- 2018 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.8
- 2017 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
- 2016 3.1; St. Helens median median 2.0
- 2015 2.6; St. Helens median median 2.0
- 2014 2.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
- 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 | 29 | 74 | 2.6 | 22 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2025 | 28 | 62 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 29 | 67 | 2.3 | 30 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2023 | 29 | 60 | 2.1 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 19 | 47 | 2.5 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 28 | 43 | 1.5 | 22 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2020 | 29 | 71 | 2.5 | 32 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2019 | 29 | 70 | 2.4 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 28 | 55 | 2.0 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 74 | 2.5 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 27 | 83 | 3.1 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 77 | 2.6 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 81 | 2.7 | 32 | 1.07 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 70% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- St. Helens median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57% | 3% | 104 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 3% | 105 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 13% | 105 | 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
- Ashurst Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 0.3 km · St. HelensGood20232.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · St. HelensRequires improvement20241.9applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · St. HelensGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · St. HelensGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · St. HelensRemains Good20231.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · St. Helens20262.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · St. Helens20262.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · St. HelensRemains Good20241.9applications per place 62%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
- 104771 · 342/2021
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 216 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- New Glade Hill, Off Chain Lane, Blackbrook, St Helens, WA11 9QJ
- Local authority
- St. Helens
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources