Community school · St. Helens

Bleak Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
608Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104773URN

Hamilton Road, Windle, St Helens, WA10 6HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

192 applications for 90 places · 24th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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: Outstanding · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to St. Helens median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

192 applications · 90 places offered · 92 named it first

2026 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.9; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 2.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 3.2; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 3.1; 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	90	192	2.1	92	1.02
Sep 2025	89	167	1.9	85	0.96
Sep 2024	89	164	1.8	86	0.97
Sep 2023	89	168	1.9	87	0.98
Sep 2022	82	155	1.9	77	0.94
Sep 2021	89	180	2.0	100	1.12
Sep 2020	90	165	1.8	82	0.91
Sep 2019	74	166	2.2	70	0.95
Sep 2018	60	161	2.7	79	1.32
Sep 2017	60	166	2.8	69	1.15
Sep 2016	60	191	3.2	98	1.63
Sep 2015	60	163	2.7	71	1.18
Sep 2014	60	186	3.1	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%23rd of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

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	65%	11%	108	105
2023/24	75%	18%	108	105
2022/23	83%	14%	108	107

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

Bleak Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
1.2 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Rivington Primary School
1.2 km · St. Helens

Good2024

3.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
1.3 km · St. Helens

2025

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Mere Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
2.6 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: 104773 · 342/2051
Capacity: 630 pupils · 608 on roll
Free school meals: 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hamilton Road, Windle, St Helens, WA10 6HG
Local authority: St. Helens

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