Ashurst Primary School
New Glade Hill, Off Chain Lane, St Helens, WA11 9QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Houghton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 104771
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678150
About this school
Ashurst Primary School is a community primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashurst 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 68% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 84% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 81% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Ashurst 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 | 65% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashurst Primary School compares
Ashurst Primary School ranked 37th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.9% | 29.4% | 216 | — |
| St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 381 | 0.2 miles |
| Merton Bank Primary School | 28% | 8.3% | 55.1% | 193 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | 61% | 4.4% | 18% | 197 | 0.7 miles |
| Legh Vale Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 29% | 449 | 1.0 miles |
| Carr Mill Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 47.7% | 302 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.38%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Merton Bank Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Legh Vale Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Carr Mill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in St Helens
Ashurst Primary School ranks 23rd of the 36 ranked primary schools in St Helens.
- Bleak Hill Primary School Primary
- Broad Oak Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Mill Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Eaves Primary School Primary
- Eccleston Mere Primary School Primary
- Grange Valley Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primary
- Legh Vale Primary School Primary
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Merton Bank Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashurst Primary School teach?
- Ashurst Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashurst Primary School is Mrs Lisa Houghton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashurst Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashurst 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 Ashurst Primary School?
- Ashurst Primary School has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ashurst Primary School full?
- Ashurst Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 216 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ashurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashurst Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ashurst Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ashurst Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ashurst Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ashurst Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashurst Primary School compare with other schools in St. Helens?
- Ashurst Primary School ranked 37th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashurst 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 15 July 2026.