Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School

3–11Ages
254Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
104818URN

Piele Road, Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

49 applications for 30 places · 40th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

18 June 2024
Graded inspection: Good
16 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below St. Helens median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 1.3; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.7; 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 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 0 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	49	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2025	30	61	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2024	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2023	27	49	1.8	23	0.85
Sep 2022	31	49	1.6	29	0.94
Sep 2021	34	52	1.5	29	0.85
Sep 2020	38	56	1.5	38	1.00
Sep 2019	45	59	1.3	36	0.80
Sep 2018	39	64	1.6	36	0.92
Sep 2017	45	76	1.7	44	0.98
Sep 2016	41	80	2.0	35	0.85
Sep 2015	45	69	1.5	41	0.91
Sep 2014	43	75	1.7	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 62% · Maths 73% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%34th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth5%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	59%	0%	106	105
2023/24	57%	9%	105	103
2022/23	53%	7%	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

Haydock English Martyrs' Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Primary School
0.2 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Grange Valley Primary School
0.8 km · St. Helens

Remains Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lyme Community Primary School
1.4 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Legh Vale Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The District CofE Primary School
2.2 km · St. Helens

Good2021

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
2.3 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

72%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
2.4 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104818 · 342/3455
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 371 pupils · 254 on roll
Free school meals: 26.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Piele Road, Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0JY
Local authority: St. Helens

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