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Schools in St. Helens

Search and compare schools in St. Helens with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
  • Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Phase
Schools indexed
78
in St. Helens
Average Attainment 8
43.9
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
-0.31
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
40%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
50%
of 44 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across St. Helens

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of St. Helens secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

St. Helens schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Tower College
Other independent school
51.0—60%
2Rainhill High School
Academy converter · Good
50.3-0.1251%
3Rainford High School
Academy converter
50.2+0.0355%
4The Sutton Academy
Academy sponsor led · Good
45.5-0.0646%
5St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Not judged
45.1-0.0534%
6Hope Academy
Academy sponsor led · Not judged
43.9-0.2340%
7De La Salle School
Academy sponsor led · Requires improvement
43.2—39%
8Outwood Academy Haydock
Academy sponsor led · Not judged
42.9-0.2844%
9Cowley International College
Community school
40.3-0.6933%
10St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school
33.9-1.1121%
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High-attainment secondary schools in St. Helens

Rainhill High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.3Progress 8 -0.12
Rainford High School
SecondaryAttainment 8 50.2Progress 8 +0.03
The Sutton Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 45.5Progress 8 -0.06
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 45.1Progress 8 -0.05
Hope Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 43.9Progress 8 -0.23

Catchment distances and university destinations in St. Helens

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Rainhill High School1.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Rainford High School0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Cowley International College0.3% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. Rainford High School18.1% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Rainhill High School11.4% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Cowley International College7.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. The Sutton Academy3.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Hope Academy1.1% (2015/16–2018/19)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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