Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104810URN

Derwent Road, Haresfinch, St Helens, WA11 9AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

1.7per place

0.4 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

52 applications for 30 places · 36th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 22 October 2024Ofsted'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		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below St. Helens median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.5; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 1.5; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.8; 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	30	52	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2025	19	47	2.5	19	1.00
Sep 2024	29	51	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2023	28	48	1.7	27	0.96
Sep 2022	23	42	1.8	21	0.91
Sep 2021	30	58	1.9	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	56	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2019	24	58	2.4	22	0.92
Sep 2018	26	48	1.9	24	0.92
Sep 2017	30	62	2.1	39	1.30
Sep 2016	31	62	2.0	32	1.03
Sep 2015	30	46	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2014	28	49	1.8	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 77% · Maths 77% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%30th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	61%	13%	103	104
2023/24	55%	6%	103	103
2022/23	71%	11%	104	103

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 and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Carr Mill Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Ashurst Primary School
1.2 km · St. Helens

2026

2.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · St. Helens

Good2023

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
1.5 km · St. Helens

2026

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Merton Bank Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Rivington Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

Good2024

3.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
2.1 km · St. Helens

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104810 · 342/3432
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Derwent Road, Haresfinch, St Helens, WA11 9AT
Local authority: St. Helens

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