Academy converter · St. Helens

St James' Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
161Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146429URN

Lyme Street, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

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

32 applications for 20 places · 43rd of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 February 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as St James' Church of England Primary School, URN 104820

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)

32 applications · 20 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.6; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 1.6; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 2.8; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.8; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.9; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.7; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
St. Helens median

Dashed bars: as St James' Church of England Primary School (URN 104820), 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	20	32	1.6	13	0.65
Sep 2025	29	47	1.6	20	0.69
Sep 2024	13	33	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2023	27	45	1.7	24	0.89
Sep 2022	21	46	2.2	16	0.76
Sep 2021	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2020	16	45	2.8	15	0.94
Sep 2019	20	44	2.2	10	0.50
Sep 2018 *	20	47	2.4	20	1.00
Sep 2017 *	20	56	2.8	19	0.95
Sep 2016 *	30	57	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2015 *	19	39	2.1	15	0.79
Sep 2014 *	17	46	2.7	14	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 95% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%23rd of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard35%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	65%	5%	105	107
2023/24	40%	4%	103	101
2022/23	52%	10%	103	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 James' Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
0.2 km · St. Helens

Good2024

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Grange Valley Primary School
0.7 km · St. Helens

Remains Outstanding2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2021

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

Requires improvement2022

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

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place
Broad Oak Community Primary School
2.6 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146429 · 342/3457
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 161 on roll
Free school meals: 43.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: St James' Church of England Primary School (URN 104820)
Address: Lyme Street, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0NL
Local authority: St. Helens

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