North West
Primary schools in St. Helens
76 schools, 26,746 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 30.2.
Ofsted across St. Helens
Good28
Requires improvement6
Outstanding3
No overall grade39
37 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 39 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in St. Helens
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Nr Wigan | Good 2023 | 88% |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Newton-le-Willows | No grade | 83% |
| St Aidan's CofE Primary School BillingeVoluntary aided school | Wigan | Requires improvement 2024 | 82% |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | No grade | 80% |
| Eaves Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 79% |
| St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Prescot | No grade | 78% |
| Eccleston Lane Ends Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Prescot | No grade | 77% |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | Good 2024 | 77% |
| St Julie's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | No grade | 77% |
| St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | St Helens | No grade | 77% |
| St Ann's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Prescot | No grade | 75% |
| Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | St Helens | Good 2022 | 74% |
| Willow Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | St Helens | Requires improvement 2022 | 73% |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 72% |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Newton-le-Willows | Requires improvement 2022 | 72% |
| Grange Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Outstanding 2024 | 71% |
| Garswood Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Wigan | Outstanding 2024 | 70% |
| Rainford CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | St Helens | Good 2023 | 70% |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | No grade | 69% |
| Thatto Heath Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 68% |
| Billinge Chapel End Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | Good 2023 | 67% |
| Eccleston Mere Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | No grade | 66% |
| Bleak Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Outstanding 2024 | 65% |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | St Helens | Good 2023 | 65% |
| Nutgrove Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy converter | St Helens | No grade | 64% |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St HelensAcademy converter | St Helens | No grade | 63% |
| Allanson Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Merseyside | Good 2024 | 62% |
| Lyme Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Newton-le-Willows | No grade | 62% |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | No grade | 62% |
| Longton Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2024 | 61% |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | No grade | 61% |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon StreetVoluntary aided school | St Helens | No grade | 60% |
| The District CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newton-le-Willows | Good 2021 | 60% |
| Rivington Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2024 | 59% |
| Haydock English Martyrs' Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St. Helens | Good 2024 | 59% |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary SchoolCommunity school | Newton-le-Willows | No grade | 58% |
| Ashurst Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | No grade | 57% |
| Wargrave CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Newton-le-Willows | No grade | 57% |
| Sutton Oak CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 57% |
| Broad Oak Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | No grade | 57% |
| Robins Lane Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2024 | 54% |
| Sherdley Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 54% |
| St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 53% |
| Carr Mill Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 52% |
| Sutton Manor Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Good 2022 | 47% |
| Legh Vale Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | No grade | 47% |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | Good 2022 | 46% |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | No grade | 44% |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | Good 2023 | 37% |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Helens | Good 2022 | 35% |
| Merton Bank Primary SchoolCommunity school | St Helens | Requires improvement 2024 | 28% |
| Rectory CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wigan | No grade | 27% |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant AcademyAcademy sponsor led | St Helens | Requires improvement 2022 | — |
| Oakdene Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Prescot | Good 2024 | — |