St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Derwent Road, Haresfinch, St Helens, WA11 9ATOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St Helens for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 76 schools in St. Helens. It ranks 17th of 37 primary schools in St Helens. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 27 November 2024
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
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 October 2024
Pupils at St Peter and St Paul's primary thoroughly enjoy coming to school. The warm relationships that they have with the adults in school make them feel safe and happy. Through their positive attitudes, pupils demonstrate the school's mission statement to 'love, aspire and serve'. The school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils, including children in the early years, rise to meet these expectations. They work hard in lessons and try their best to succeed. Most pupils achieve well across the curriculum. Pupils behave respectfully towards one another and to adults. They trust staff to deal with any rare occurrence of misbehaviour quickly. Pupils take pride in their learning. Across the school, there is a calm and purposeful atmosphere that enables pupils to focus diligently in lessons. Pupils are encouraged to apply for and be democratically elected, to responsible roles in school. They are proud to carry out their duties, for example as school councillors, librarians and as buddies to help younger children. Pupils take full advantage of the wide range of activities that the school provides for them. These include football, choir, chess and darts clubs. These opportunities nurture their talents and add considerable value to pupils' wider development.
What the school should improve
- The school has not identified the specific knowledge in the reading curriculum that it wants pupils to acquire across key stage 2. This results in some pupils receiving a disjointed approach, which slows their progress in becoming confident and fluent readers. The school should identify the precise knowledge that pupils need to learn, so that they can build on their prior learning effectively and quickly become confident and fluent readers.
- Some pupils do not build on the positive start that they make with writing. This hinders their fluency and automaticity in writing as they move through the key stage 2 curriculum. The school should ensure that there is a smooth progression in the teaching of writing skills beyond the phonics programme.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
31 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
197 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Mill Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Ashurst Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 57% met the expected standard |
| St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 63% met the expected standard |
| Merton Bank Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 28% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Mainwaring
- Phone
- 01744678640
- Address
- Derwent Road, Haresfinch, St Helens, WA11 9AT
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- URN
- 104810
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.