Community school · St. Helens

Carr Mill Primary School

3–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134661URN

Kentmere Avenue, Carr Mill, St Helens, WA11 7PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.6 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

65 applications for 41 places · 45th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

2 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 March 2017
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

65 applications · 41 places offered · 42 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.3; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.3; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.4; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.4; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.2; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 1.4; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.2; 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	41	65	1.6	42	1.02
Sep 2025	23	40	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2024	45	58	1.3	44	0.98
Sep 2023	30	44	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2022	34	46	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2021	45	60	1.3	44	0.98
Sep 2020	45	62	1.4	45	1.00
Sep 2019	37	54	1.5	36	0.97
Sep 2018	40	56	1.4	38	0.95
Sep 2017	45	56	1.2	41	0.91
Sep 2016	34	57	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2015	43	60	1.4	41	0.95
Sep 2014	42	51	1.2	36	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 73% · Maths 66% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%44th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard11%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	52%	2%	103	101
2023/24	54%	5%	105	102
2022/23	67%	5%	106	102

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

Carr Mill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · St. Helens

Good2023

2.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Billinge Chapel End Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

Good2023

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ashurst Primary School
1.6 km · St. Helens

2026

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

Good2023

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Merton Bank Primary School
2.4 km · St. Helens

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
2.4 km · St. Helens

2026

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
2.5 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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134661 · 342/3828
Capacity: 315 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 43.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Kentmere Avenue, Carr Mill, St Helens, WA11 7PQ
Local authority: St. Helens

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