Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge

2–11Ages
165Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104798URN

Off London Fields, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 above St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

45 applications for 18 places · 13th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%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 19 May 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected 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

19 May 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
20 February 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
28 September 2022
Ungraded 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 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above St. Helens median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

45 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.8; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 1.8; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.9; 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	18	45	2.5	18	1.00
Sep 2025	21	38	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2024	19	41	2.2	19	1.00
Sep 2023	17	36	2.1	18	1.06
Sep 2022	27	46	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2021	25	41	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2020	24	51	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2019	30	62	2.1	35	1.17
Sep 2018	23	45	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2017	28	50	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2016	26	57	2.2	23	0.88
Sep 2015	25	46	1.8	26	1.04
Sep 2014	29	56	1.9	34	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 82% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%3rd of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth18%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard14%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	82%	0%	105	104
2023/24	80%	3%	107	106
2022/23	80%	0%	107	108

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

St Aidan's CofE Primary School BillingeThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Billinge Chapel End Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Good2023

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · St. Helens

Good2023

2.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
2.2 km · St. Helens

2026

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rectory CofE Primary School
2.4 km · St. Helens

2026

2.3applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Carr Mill Primary School
2.4 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Winstanley Community Primary School
3.2 km · Wigan

Remains Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Orrell Newfold Community Primary School
3.4 km · Wigan

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
3.4 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 61%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104798 · 342/3321
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 165 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Off London Fields, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7LS
Local authority: St. Helens

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