Academy sponsor led · St. Helens

De La Salle School

11–16Ages
1,180Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150833URN

Mill Brow, Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10 4QH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in St. Helens

553 applications for 228 places · 1st of 8 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.2of 90

St. Helens 43.9 England 46.0

6th of 8 in St. Helens

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above St. Helens median (2.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

553 applications · 228 places offered · 234 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 2.6; St. Helens median median 2.2
2024 2.2; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2023 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.1; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 2.4; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
St. Helens median

Dashed bars: as De La Salle School (URN 104834), 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	228	553	2.4	234	1.03
Sep 2025	207	533	2.6	187	0.90
Sep 2024 *	233	504	2.2	221	0.95
Sep 2023 *	232	551	2.4	229	0.99
Sep 2022 *	234	466	2.0	217	0.93
Sep 2021 *	233	497	2.1	230	0.99
Sep 2020 *	234	470	2.0	221	0.94
Sep 2019 *	238	427	1.8	221	0.93
Sep 2018 *	215	379	1.8	196	0.91
Sep 2017 *	214	385	1.8	203	0.95
Sep 2016 *	240	484	2.0	217	0.90
Sep 2015 *	240	574	2.4	231	0.96
Sep 2014 *	238	571	2.4	253	1.06

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

234 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.26th of 8 in St. Helens

St. Helens 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths39%6th of 8 in St. Helens

St. Helens 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

St. Helens 59% England 66%

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	234	43.2	39%	59%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	237	45.6	48%	67%	−0.30
2022/23 *	234	44.9	45%	70%	−0.28

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

De La Salle SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

2.4applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Cowley International College
1.7 km · St. Helens

2026

2.0applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
The Prescot School
3.9 km · Knowsley

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
The Sutton Academy
4.1 km · St. Helens

2026

2.1applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
4.2 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
4.4 km · Knowsley

2026

1.0applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy
4.8 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2022
Rainhill High School
5.0 km · St. Helens

Good2023

1.9applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Rainford High School
5.9 km · St. Helens

2026

2.4applications per place 50.2Attainment 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: 150833 · 342/4002
Trust: The Laetare Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,200 pupils · 1,180 on roll
Free school meals: 24.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 December 2024
Replaced: De La Salle School (URN 104834)
Address: Mill Brow, Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10 4QH
Local authority: St. Helens

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