Academy sponsor led · St. Helens

Outwood Academy Haydock

11–16Ages
791Pupils
SecondaryPhase
148522URN

Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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 secondary schools in St. Helens

285 applications for 135 places · 4th of 8 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.9of 90

St. Helens 43.9 England 46.0

7th of 8 in St. Helens

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted'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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

2.1applications per place, Year 7

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

285 applications · 135 places offered · 123 named it first

2026 2.1; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.2; St. Helens median median 2.2
2024 1.9; St. Helens median median 1.9
2023 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8
2022 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.7
2021 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.2; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the St. Helens median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
St. Helens median

Dashed bars: as Haydock High School (URN 104827), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	135	285	2.1	123	0.91
Sep 2025	141	307	2.2	138	0.98
Sep 2024	154	296	1.9	145	0.94
Sep 2023	177	294	1.7	143	0.81
Sep 2022	178	279	1.6	139	0.78
Sep 2021 *	171	300	1.8	146	0.85
Sep 2020 *	154	255	1.7	125	0.81
Sep 2019 *	182	217	1.2	115	0.63
Sep 2018 *	116	230	2.0	115	0.99
Sep 2017 *	149	297	2.0	143	0.96
Sep 2016 *	163	332	2.0	147	0.90
Sep 2015 *	174	340	2.0	167	0.96
Sep 2014 *	112	226	2.0	89	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

172 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.97th of 8 in St. Helens

St. Helens 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%4th of 8 in St. Helens

St. Helens 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

St. Helens 59% England 66%

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.28

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	172	42.9	44%	62%	–
2024/25	147	41.2	30%	59%	–
2023/24	170	41.2	32%	55%	−0.28
2022/23	142	43.9	36%	61%	−0.05

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Outwood Academy HaydockThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
2.1 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
2.9 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2022
The Byrchall High School
3.0 km · Wigan

Good2022

2.9applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
3.1 km · Wigan

2026

1.9applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Hope Academy
3.5 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Cansfield High School
3.8 km · Wigan

Good2024

2.2applications per place 41.7Attainment 8
Cowley International College
4.8 km · St. Helens

2026

2.0applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
The Sutton Academy
5.6 km · St. Helens

2026

2.1applications per place 45.5Attainment 8

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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148522 · 342/4000
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 791 on roll
Free school meals: 39.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2022
Replaced: Haydock High School (URN 104827)
Address: Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St. Helens, WA11 0JG
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources