Best Secondary Schools in St Helens

We checked all 7 secondary schools in St Helens, St. Helens, and list every one: 5 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
7
Ranked
5
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE 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 38 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in St. Helens.

Ranked secondary schools in St Helens

  1. 1

    Rainford High School

    Academy, 1,646 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    50.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.2%

  2. 2

    The Sutton Academy

    Academy, 1,441 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    43.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.1%

  3. 3

    St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy

    Academy, 549 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27.8%

  4. 4

    Outwood Academy Haydock

    Academy, 791 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.9%

  5. 5

    Cowley International College

    Local authority maintained, 1,514 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    39.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.4%

Secondary schools in St Helens without a rank