Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Charles Street, St Helens, WA10 1LW
229 pupils · 111% of 207 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.17 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 35 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 33 | 54 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 32 | 58 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 29 | 42 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 23 | 46 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 36 | 55 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 27 | 49 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 0.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Merton Bank Primary School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Rivington Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Allanson Street Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.