1
Bleak Hill Primary School
St Helens • Merseyside • WA10 6HG
1
11 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in St. Helens
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of St. Helens. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
54
Outstanding
8
Good
33
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 17% · G: 70% · RI: 13% · I: 0%
2
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
St Helens • Merseyside • WA10 2HS
1
20 Mar 2019
3
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
Wigan • Lancashire • WN4 0SF
1
12 Sep 2017
4
Grange Valley Primary School
St Helens • Merseyside • WA11 0XQ
1
10 Jan 2017
5
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
St Helens • Merseyside • WA10 1LW
1
12 Feb 2016
6
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
St Helens • Merseyside • WA9 5NH
1
16 Sep 2014
7
St Ann's Church of England Primary School
Prescot • Merseyside • L35 0LQ
1
20 Feb 2014
8
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Newton-le-Willows • Merseyside • WA12 9UR
1
29 Jan 2014
9
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
St. Helens • Merseyside • WA11 0JY
2
24 Jul 2024
10
Oakdene Primary School
Prescot • Merseyside • L35 0QQ
2
13 May 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
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- Thatto Heath Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 2 • Oct 2023
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook 2 • Apr 2023
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- Sutton Manor Community Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School 2 • Jul 2022
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School 2 • May 2022
- Ashurst Primary School 2 • May 2022