St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St Helens, WA11 9BBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy is a secondary school in St Helens for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 76 schools in St. Helens. It ranks 3rd of 5 secondary schools in St Helens. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024, report published 28 January 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 December 2024
Pupils are happy and proud to attend this school. They embrace the school's values of aspiration, belief and compassion. For example, pupils spoke about an increase in kindness towards one another. They are becoming proactively involved in the school community. For instance, the eco-team has installed recycling bins in the canteen to reduce plastic waste. Based on mutual respect, pupils forge strong relationships with staff. They are confident that staff want the best for them. Pupils' self-belief in what they can achieve is rising. This is helped by the embedding of a no-excuse culture. Staff have the highest expectations of pupils' academic outcomes. Pupils' achievement across the curriculum has improved and is now strong overall In lessons, pupils follow the school's firmly embedded routines. They behave well. Pupils appreciate that the school's rules allow them to learn undisrupted. The 'ABC' cards encourage pupils to behave well. At social times, behaviour is calm. Pupils enjoy the array of sporting clubs that are on offer. The weekly darts match draws in a number of excited spectators and also helps pupils to practise their numeracy skills. The student leaders, democratically chosen, take up the mantle of responsibility with honour. Pupils are keen to serve their peers as form representatives, mental-health and anti- bullying ambassadors.
What the school should improve
- ◼ The information given to staff about pupils with SEND is sometimes too generic and does not help staff to tailor teaching and the curriculum to meet the needs of those pupils as effectively as they could. This means that some pupils with SEND do not learn as well as they could. The school should ensure that the information is personalised and that staff are supported with the knowledge and expertise to use this information to support pupils with SEND to achieve well. ◼ There is a small minority of pupils who do not behave well. This has a negative impact on their achievement. The school should ensure that it reviews its strategies for supporting these pupils to help them learn how to behave appropriately so that they can achieve well.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
79 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
549 pupils on roll, with places for 750
Schools near St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Cuthbert's Catholic Academy | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Outwood Academy Haydock | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 41.2 |
| Cowley International College | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 39.3 |
| The Sutton Academy | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 43.1 |
| De La Salle School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Adele Quarless
- Phone
- 01744678112
- Address
- Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St Helens, WA11 9BB
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- URN
- 149031
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.