Community school · St. Helens

Legh Vale Primary School

3–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104782URN

Legh Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

70 applications for 41 places · 37th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below St. Helens median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 41 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 1 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	41	70	1.7	31	0.76
Sep 2025	54	90	1.7	45	0.83
Sep 2024	38	58	1.5	33	0.87
Sep 2023	49	78	1.6	44	0.90
Sep 2022	70	95	1.4	58	0.83
Sep 2021	67	97	1.5	63	0.94
Sep 2020	59	95	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2019	70	113	1.6	68	0.97
Sep 2018	60	90	1.5	58	0.97
Sep 2017	70	116	1.7	73	1.04
Sep 2016	71	122	1.7	81	1.14
Sep 2015	71	143	2.0	86	1.21
Sep 2014	70	128	1.8	73	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 70% · Maths 56% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%45th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth5%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	47%	3%	103	102
2023/24	49%	6%	104	102
2022/23	60%	1%	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

Legh Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Grange Valley Primary School
1.1 km · St. Helens

Remains Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · St. Helens

Good2023

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Ashurst Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

2026

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Broad Oak Community Primary School
1.7 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · St. Helens

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Lyme Community Primary School
2.3 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications 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: 104782 · 342/2065
Capacity: 590 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 23.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Legh Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0ER
Local authority: St. Helens

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