Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

St John Vianney Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104812URN

Elton Head Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens, WA9 5BT · 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

2.2per place

close to St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

66 applications for 30 places · 21st of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%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 6 May 2026Published 18 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
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			Needs attention

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

6 May 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
22 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to St. Helens median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

66 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.4; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.0; 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	30	66	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2025	22	47	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2024	29	48	1.7	25	0.86
Sep 2023	30	53	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2022	17	32	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2021	26	42	1.6	22	0.85
Sep 2020	30	51	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2019	30	47	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2018	30	54	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2017	28	50	1.8	25	0.89
Sep 2016	30	71	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2015	30	59	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2014	29	54	1.9	25	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 100% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%4th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard37%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

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	80%	10%	107	108
2023/24	64%	0%	106	106
2022/23	60%	3%	105	105

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 John Vianney Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Thatto Heath Community Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Longton Lane Community Primary School
1.8 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Eaves Primary School
1.8 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Ann's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sherdley Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sutton Manor Community Primary School
2.0 km · St. Helens

Good2022

1.8applications per place 47%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: 104812 · 342/3434
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Elton Head Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens, WA9 5BT
Local authority: St. Helens

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