Allanson Street Primary School
Gaskell Street, Parr, Merseyside, WA9 1PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynsey Dingsdale
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 104758
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678144
About this school
Allanson Street Primary School is a community primary school in Merseyside. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 454 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Allanson Street Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 57% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Allanson Street Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 454 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Allanson Street Primary School compares
Allanson Street Primary School ranked 29th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.2% | 50.7% | 454 | — |
| Merton Bank Primary School | 28% | 8.3% | 55.1% | 193 | 0.6 miles |
| Robins Lane Community Primary School | 54% | 5.1% | 35% | 248 | 0.7 miles |
| Sutton Oak CofE Primary School | 57% | 6.3% | 47.2% | 301 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 44% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 197 | 0.9 miles |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | 63% | 4.9% | 32.9% | 229 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.73%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 15.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Merton Bank Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Robins Lane Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens0.9 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in Merseyside
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- A.R.T.S. Education Special schools
- Birtenshaw School Merseyside Special schools
- Utopia Special schools
- ES Independent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Allanson Street Primary School teach?
- Allanson Street Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Merseyside.
- Who is the headteacher of Allanson Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of Allanson Street Primary School is Mrs Lynsey Dingsdale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Allanson Street Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Allanson Street Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Allanson Street Primary School?
- Allanson Street Primary School has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Allanson Street Primary School full?
- Allanson Street Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 454 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Allanson Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Allanson Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Allanson Street Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Allanson Street Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Allanson Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Allanson Street Primary School compare with other schools in St. Helens?
- Allanson Street Primary School ranked 29th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Allanson Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Allanson Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Allanson Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Allanson Street Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.