St. Helens
Outwood Academy Haydock
GCSE results 2026: every St. Helens school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 42.9 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 42.9
- Attainment 8
- 44%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.28
- Progress 8
- [-0.50, -0.06]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 135 | 123 | 123 (100%) | 285 |
| September 2025 | 141 | 138 | 138 (100%) | 307 |
| September 2024 | 154 | 145 | 145 (100%) | 296 |
| September 2023 | 177 | 143 | 143 (100%) | 294 |
| September 2022 | 178 | 139 | 139 (100%) | 279 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check St. Helens’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 172 | 42.9 | — | 43.6% | 5.2% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 147 | 41.2 | — | 29.9% | — | 25.2% | 3.6 |
| 2023/2024 | 170 | 41.2 | -0.28 | 31.8% | — | 24.1% | 3.6 |
| 2022/2023 | 142 | 43.9 | -0.05 | 35.9% | — | 49.3% | 3.9 |
| 2021/2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in St. Helens for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 148522 |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Philip Abram |
| Trust | OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | WA11 0JG |
| Pupils | 819 |
| FSM eligible | 38.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 0JG
https://www.haydock.outwood.com/1744678833| DfE number | 4000 |
| UKPRN | 10088073 |
| Opened | 1 Jan 2022 |
| GIAS updated | 9 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 24 Oct 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2024 |