Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104809URN

Rainford Road, Windle, St Helens, WA10 6BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.7 above St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

86 applications for 30 places · 8th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

The graded inspection, 3 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

Inspection history

17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 March 2020
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 above St. Helens median (2.1) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 3.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 3.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.8; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 3.3; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 3.5; 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	30	86	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2025	27	73	2.7	26	0.96
Sep 2024	30	80	2.7	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	67	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	73	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	41	1.37
Sep 2020	29	98	3.4	28	0.97
Sep 2019	30	88	2.9	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	69	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	96	3.2	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	83	2.8	27	0.90
Sep 2015	30	98	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2014	30	105	3.5	47	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 83% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%7th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard57%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth40%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	30%	110	108
2023/24	80%	27%	110	107
2022/23	80%	20%	109	110

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 Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Bleak Hill Primary School
0.7 km · St. Helens

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Rivington Primary School
0.7 km · St. Helens

Good2024

3.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
1.1 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
1.3 km · St. Helens

2025

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
1.7 km · St. Helens

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Mere Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
2.2 km · St. Helens

2026

2.1applications per place 63%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: 104809 · 342/3430
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rainford Road, Windle, St Helens, WA10 6BX
Local authority: St. Helens

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