What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full 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 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2025 1.8; St. Helens median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; St. Helens median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- St. Helens median
Dashed bars: as St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (URN 104835), the previous school.
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 * | 175 | 291 | 1.7 | 163 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 * | 161 | 293 | 1.8 | 158 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 * | 161 | 318 | 2.0 | 154 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 192 | 328 | 1.7 | 193 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2022 * | 181 | 317 | 1.8 | 209 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2021 * | 178 | 291 | 1.6 | 175 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 * | 180 | 312 | 1.7 | 185 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 * | 180 | 296 | 1.6 | 189 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2018 * | 180 | 266 | 1.5 | 197 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2017 * | 161 | 238 | 1.5 | 154 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 * | 151 | 254 | 1.7 | 147 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 * | 143 | 234 | 1.6 | 141 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 * | 139 | 239 | 1.7 | 136 | 0.98 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2022
- 1.8 km · St. HelensGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · St. Helens20262.1applications per place 45.5Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · St. HelensGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · St. Helens20262.0applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · St. HelensRequires improvement20232.4applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · St. HelensGood20231.9applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · St. HelensGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · WarringtonRemains Good20231.8applications per place 49.9Attainment 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 152596 · 342/4801
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 920 pupils
- Opened
- 1 September 2026
- Replaced
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School (URN 104835)
- Address
- Berrys Lane, Sutton, St Helens, WA9 3HE
- Local authority
- St. Helens
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources