Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

St Peter's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104801URN

Birley Street, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 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

3.0per place

0.9 above St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

84 applications for 28 places · 7th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 14 January 2025Ofsted'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	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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.9 above St. Helens median (2.1) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 28 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 3.2; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 3.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 3.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 2.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 3.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 3.0; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.9; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 3.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 3.6; St. Helens median median 1.9

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 13 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	28	84	3.0	42	1.50
Sep 2025	30	96	3.2	51	1.70
Sep 2024	30	67	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	103	3.4	59	1.97
Sep 2022	30	96	3.2	37	1.23
Sep 2021	35	92	2.6	40	1.14
Sep 2020	35	121	3.5	67	1.91
Sep 2019	33	96	2.9	33	1.00
Sep 2018	35	95	2.7	47	1.34
Sep 2017	35	106	3.0	54	1.54
Sep 2016	35	101	2.9	36	1.03
Sep 2015	34	101	3.0	38	1.12
Sep 2014	35	127	3.6	64	1.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 91% · Maths 91% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%2nd of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard43%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth26%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	83%	17%	108	107
2023/24	79%	9%	107	106
2022/23	69%	9%	107	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

St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
0.6 km · St. Helens

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
1.0 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
1.3 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

72%met the SATs standard
Wargrave CofE Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The District CofE Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

Good2021

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lyme Community Primary School
2.4 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Golborne Community Primary School
2.5 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
2.7 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%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: 104801 · 342/3328
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 237 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Birley Street, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UR
Local authority: St. Helens

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