St. Helens schools and admissions data

St Helens Borough Council has 61 primary schools and 21 secondary schools. 6% of St. Helens's schools are private schools. 35 state schools in St. Helens follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 36 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in St. Helens

  1. Outstanding 15
  2. Good 44
  3. Requires Improvement 5
  4. Inadequate 1

Most popular state schools
in St. Helens in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Newton-le-Willows

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Prescot

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Eaves Primary School

    Community school • Marshalls Cross, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Oakdene Primary School

    Community school • Rainhill, Prescot

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Rivington Primary School

    Community school • Dentons Green, St Helens

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    St Julie's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Eccleston, St Helens

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens

    Academy converter • St Helens

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Allanson Street Primary School

    Community school • Parr, Merseyside

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Thatto Heath Community Primary School

    Community school • Thatto Heath, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Ashurst Primary School

    Community school • Off Chain Lane, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Grange Valley Primary School

    Community school • Haydock, St Helens

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  12. 12

    Garswood Primary and Nursery School

    Community school • Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Haresfinch, St Helens

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    St John Vianney Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Sutton Heath, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Lyme Community Primary School

    Community school • Newton-le-Willows

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Billinge, Nr Wigan

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  17. 17

    Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Haydock, St. Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Carr Mill Primary School

    Community school • Carr Mill, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Rainford CofE Primary School

    Academy converter • Rainford, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Legh Vale Primary School

    Community school • Haydock, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Cowley International College

    Community school • St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Rainford High School

    Academy converter • Rainford, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Hope Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Newton-le-Willows

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  4. 4

    St Cuthbert's Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school • Sutton, St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Rainhill High School

    Academy converter • Rainhill, Prescot

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    The Sutton Academy

    Academy sponsor led • St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    De La Salle School

    Voluntary aided school • Eccleston, St Helens

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Mill Green School

    Community special school • Parr, St Helens

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Launchpad Centre

    Pupil referral unit • St Helens

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Marydale Lodge Sch

    Secure units • 99 Edge Lane, Liverpool

    Ofsted: None

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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