Academy converter · St. Helens

St Ann's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142154URN

View Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 0LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 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

2.1per place

close to St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

115 applications for 56 places · 27th of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 25 February 2025Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

115 applications · 56 places offered · 54 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.3; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.6; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 2.6; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
St. Helens median

Dashed bars: as St Ann's Church of England Primary School (URN 104800), the previous school.

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	56	115	2.1	54	0.96
Sep 2025	53	118	2.2	46	0.87
Sep 2024	59	110	1.9	57	0.97
Sep 2023	56	109	2.0	55	0.98
Sep 2022	58	103	1.8	55	0.95
Sep 2021	60	142	2.4	68	1.13
Sep 2020	60	138	2.3	58	0.97
Sep 2019	59	147	2.5	78	1.32
Sep 2018	59	134	2.3	64	1.08
Sep 2017	60	148	2.5	54	0.90
Sep 2016	60	155	2.6	82	1.37
Sep 2015 *	60	157	2.6	76	1.27
Sep 2014 *	60	132	2.2	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 85% · Maths 81% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%11th of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard37%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth24%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	75%	10%	106	104
2023/24	72%	13%	105	106
2022/23	78%	12%	108	107

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 Ann's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oakdene Primary Academy
0.7 km · St. Helens

Good2024

2.9applications per place
Longton Lane Community Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · St. Helens

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Knowsley

2026

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Whiston Willis Primary Academy
1.9 km · Knowsley

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
1.9 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
2.1 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142154 · 342/3324
Trust: The Three Saints Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2015
Replaced: St Ann's Church of England Primary School (URN 104800)
Address: View Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 0LQ
Local authority: St. Helens

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