Community school · St. Helens

Eccleston Mere Primary School

2–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104783URN

Saleswood Avenue, Eccleston, St Helens, WA10 5NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

118 applications for 57 places · 25th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 25 November 2025Published 1 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected 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

25 November 2025
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
6 October 2021
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

118 applications · 57 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.5; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.6; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.9

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 12 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	57	118	2.1	47	0.82
Sep 2025	48	120	2.5	44	0.92
Sep 2024	43	105	2.4	39	0.91
Sep 2023	47	90	1.9	46	0.98
Sep 2022	40	91	2.3	39	0.98
Sep 2021	43	105	2.4	37	0.86
Sep 2020	40	87	2.2	37	0.93
Sep 2019	57	124	2.2	52	0.91
Sep 2018	60	156	2.6	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	139	2.3	66	1.10
Sep 2016	60	164	2.7	57	0.95
Sep 2015	60	131	2.2	49	0.82
Sep 2014	60	138	2.3	48	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 74% · Maths 82% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%22nd of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth6%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	2%	107	106
2023/24	78%	9%	108	106
2022/23	68%	5%	105	105

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

Eccleston Mere Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bleak Hill Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
1.5 km · St. Helens

2025

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
1.7 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

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

2026

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

Good2024

3.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
2.2 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 77%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: 104783 · 342/2066
Capacity: 472 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Saleswood Avenue, Eccleston, St Helens, WA10 5NX
Local authority: St. Helens

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