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Best primary schools in St. Helens

52 of 54 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all St. Helens schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Met expected standard (RWM) Ofsted Places Catchment
1 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Nr Wigan 88.0% Good declining about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 St Peter's CofE Primary School Newton-le-Willows 83.0% Not judged improving oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge Wigan 82.0% Requires improvement about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 St John Vianney Catholic Primary School St Helens 80.0% Good about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 Eaves Primary School St Helens 79.0% Good oversubscribed 1.47 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School Prescot 78.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Prescot 77.0% Not judged oversubscribed 1.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 St Julie's Catholic Primary School St Helens 77.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School St Helens 77.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.31 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School St Helens 77.0% Good about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 St Ann's Church of England Primary School Prescot 75.0% Not judged about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School St Helens hidden gem 74.0% Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Willow Tree Primary School St Helens 73.0% Requires improvement about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School St Helens hidden gem 72.0% Good undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy Newton-le-Willows 72.0% Requires improvement — approximate
16 Grange Valley Primary School St Helens 71.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Garswood Primary and Nursery School Wigan 70.0% Outstanding improving oversubscribed 1.26 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Rainford CofE Primary School St Helens 70.0% Good oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
19 St Theresa's Catholic Primary School St Helens 69.0% Good about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
20 Thatto Heath Community Primary School St Helens 68.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
21 Billinge Chapel End Primary School Wigan 67.0% Good about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
22 Eccleston Mere Primary School St Helens hidden gem 66.0% Good undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
23 Bleak Hill Primary School St Helens 65.0% Outstanding about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
24 St James' Church of England Primary School St Helens hidden gem 65.0% Good undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
25 Nutgrove Methodist Primary School St Helens 64.0% Not judged about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
26 Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens St Helens 63.0% Outstanding oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
27 Allanson Street Primary School Merseyside 62.0% Good declining oversubscribed 1.22 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
28 Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School St Helens 62.0% Good about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
29 Lyme Community Primary School Newton-le-Willows 62.0% Not judged about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
30 Longton Lane Community Primary School St Helens 61.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
31 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School St Helens 61.0% Not judged improving about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
32 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street St Helens hidden gem 60.0% Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
33 The District CofE Primary School Newton-le-Willows 60.0% Good about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
34 Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School St. Helens 59.0% Good about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
35 Rivington Primary School St Helens 59.0% Good oversubscribed 1.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
36 Newton-le-Willows Primary School Newton-le-Willows hidden gem 58.0% Good undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
37 Ashurst Primary School St Helens hidden gem 57.0% Good undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
38 Broad Oak Community Primary School St Helens 57.0% Not judged about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
39 Sutton Oak CofE Primary School St Helens hidden gem 57.0% Good undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
40 Wargrave CofE Primary School Newton-le-Willows 57.0% Not judged about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
41 Robins Lane Community Primary School St Helens 54.0% Good declining oversubscribed 1.36 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
42 Sherdley Primary School St Helens 54.0% Good improving about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
43 St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School St Helens 53.0% Good about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
44 Carr Mill Primary School St Helens 52.0% Good about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
45 Legh Vale Primary School St Helens 47.0% Not judged declining undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
46 Sutton Manor Community Primary School St Helens 47.0% Good declining about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
47 St Austin's Catholic Primary School St Helens 46.0% Good improving about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
48 Holy Cross Catholic Primary School St Helens hidden gem 44.0% Good undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
49 Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School St Helens hidden gem 37.0% Good undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
50 St Anne's Catholic Primary School St Helens 35.0% Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
51 Merton Bank Primary School St Helens 28.0% Requires improvement improving undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
52 Rectory CofE Primary School Wigan 27.0% Requires improvement undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in St. Helens

2 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of St. Helens, not a fairer one.

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