Schools in St. Helens
70 state-funded schools, 26,977 pupils. 86.8% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 9 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in St. Helens?
St. Helens has 70 state-funded schools teaching 26,977 pupils. 54 primary, 9 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in St. Helens are Good or Outstanding?
86.8% of the 68 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in St. Helens are rated Good or Outstanding: 9 Outstanding and 50 Good. 9 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in St. Helens are rated Outstanding?
9 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in St. Helens: Bleak Hill Primary School, Grange Valley Primary School, Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School, Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens, St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School, St Peter's CofE Primary School, and 3 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Bleak Hill Primary SchoolPrimary581Outstanding 2024
- Grange Valley Primary SchoolPrimary282Outstanding 2024
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary SchoolPrimary244Outstanding 2024
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St HelensPrimary236Outstanding 2022
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary231Outstanding 2019
- St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary230Outstanding 2025
- Garswood Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary213Outstanding 2024
- Mill Green SchoolSpecial151Outstanding 2024
- Rainhill Community NurseryNursery54Outstanding 2021
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 54 | 52 | 86.5% |
| Secondary | 9 | 9 | 77.8% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Nursery | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in St. Helens
Showing 20 of 70 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Rainhill High School | Secondary | 1,810 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rainford High School | Secondary | 1,675 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cowley International College | Secondary | 1,498 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Sutton Academy | Secondary | 1,451 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hope Academy | Secondary | 1,288 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
De La Salle School Grade inherited from previous URN 104834 | Secondary | 1,185 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School | Secondary | 876 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Outwood Academy Haydock | Secondary | 819 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Broad Oak Community Primary School | Primary | 644 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Thatto Heath Community Primary School | Primary | 609 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newton-le-Willows Primary School | Primary | 602 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bleak Hill Primary School | Primary | 581 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | Secondary | 548 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Legh Vale Primary School | Primary | 473 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Allanson Street Primary School | Primary | 448 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wargrave CofE Primary School | Primary | 429 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sherdley Primary School | Primary | 421 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Ann's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 412 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Eccleston Mere Primary School | Primary | 403 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School | Primary | 400 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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