Best Primary Schools in St Helens

We checked all 38 primary schools in St Helens, St. Helens, and list every one: 37 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
38
Ranked
37
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in St Helens. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

St Helens also has 7 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in St. Helens.

Ranked primary schools in St Helens

  1. 1

    St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Academy, 230 pupils, inspected February 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    10%

  2. 2

    St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 207 pupils, inspected March 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    30%

  3. 3

    Grange Valley Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 277 pupils, inspected November 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    18%

  4. 4

    Bleak Hill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 608 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    11%

  5. 5

    St Julie's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 212 pupils, inspected September 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    9%

  6. 6

    St John Vianney Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 195 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    10%

  7. 7

    Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School

    Academy, 217 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    10%

  8. 8

    Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens

    Academy, 229 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    10%

  9. 9

    Willow Tree Primary School

    Academy, 172 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    23%

  10. 10

    Rainford CofE Primary School

    Academy, 230 pupils, inspected May 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    9%

  11. 11

    Thatto Heath Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 631 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    10%

  12. 12

    Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 375 pupils, inspected February 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    7%

  13. 13

    St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 209 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    69%
    Higher standard
    7%

  14. 14

    Eaves Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 233 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    0%

  15. 15

    St James' Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 161 pupils, inspected February 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    5%

  16. 16

    Eccleston Mere Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 397 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    2%

  17. 17

    St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 197 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    13%

  18. 18

    Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 213 pupils, inspected April 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    10%

  19. 19

    Longton Lane Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 284 pupils, inspected January 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    4%

  20. 20

    Rivington Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 234 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    4%

  21. 21

    Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 254 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    0%

  22. 22

    Ashurst Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 216 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    3%

  23. 23

    St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 381 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    7%

  24. 24

    Robins Lane Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 248 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    4%

  25. 24

    Sherdley Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 429 pupils, inspected July 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    4%

  26. 26

    Sutton Oak CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 301 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    3%

  27. 27

    Broad Oak Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 630 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    2%

  28. 28

    St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 265 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    35%
    Higher standard
    8%

  29. 29

    St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street

    Local authority maintained, 151 pupils, inspected December 2025

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    7%

  30. 30

    Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 197 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    12%

  31. 31

    Legh Vale Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 449 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    3%

  32. 31

    Sutton Manor Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 209 pupils, inspected December 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    3%

  33. 33

    Nutgrove Methodist Primary School

    Academy, 194 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    4%

  34. 34

    Carr Mill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 302 pupils, inspected March 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    52%
    Higher standard
    2%

  35. 35

    Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 127 pupils, inspected February 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    37%
    Higher standard
    4%

  36. 36

    St Austin's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 216 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    0%

  37. 37

    Merton Bank Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 193 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    28%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in St Helens without a rank