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Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

St Austin's Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 216Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • CatholicReligious character
  • 104806URN

Heath Street, St Helens, WA9 5NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
close to St. Helens median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

63 applications for 29 places · 22nd of 49 in St. Helens
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
46%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected 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

  1. 14 July 2026
    Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
  2. 25 May 2022
    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
2.2applications per place, Reception
close to St. Helens median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.4; St. Helens median median 2.0
  3. 2024 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.8
  4. 2023 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9
  5. 2022 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
  6. 2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
  7. 2020 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
  8. 2019 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9
  9. 2018 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
  10. 2017 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
  11. 2016 1.9; St. Helens median median 2.0
  12. 2015 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
  13. 2014 3.0; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202629632.2291.00
Sep 202523562.4231.00
Sep 202430642.1371.23
Sep 202324502.1230.96
Sep 202226481.9250.96
Sep 202128441.6230.82
Sep 202027471.7230.85
Sep 201931662.1311.00
Sep 201824532.2210.88
Sep 201730662.2341.13
Sep 201630581.9240.80
Sep 201530612.0260.87
Sep 201430903.0371.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 65% · Maths 54% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%47th of 52 in St. Helens
Reading
Expected standard69%
Higher standard27%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard65%
Greater depth8%
Maths
Expected standard54%
Higher standard12%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • St. Helens median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2546%0%104102
2023/2433%3%9897
2022/2363%0%105103

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

  • 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
104806 · 342/3415
Religious character
Catholic
Capacity
262 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals
33.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Heath Street, St Helens, WA9 5NJ
Local authority
St. Helens

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources