Bleak Hill Primary School
Hamilton Road, Windle, St Helens, WA10 6HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Callum Dagnall
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 615
- Pupils on roll
- 608
- URN
- 104773
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678190
About this school
Bleak Hill Primary School is a community primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 608 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 75% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 18% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 83% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 85% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Bleak Hill 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 | 83% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 553 |
| 2023/24 | 550 |
| 2024/25 | 581 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bleak Hill Primary School compares
Bleak Hill Primary School ranked 23rd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.5% | 7.9% | 608 | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 10.9% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| St Julie's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School | 72% | 5.2% | 41.9% | 375 | 0.7 miles |
| Rivington Primary School | 59% | 5.2% | 33.5% | 234 | 0.8 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street | 60% | 6.6% | 41.8% | 151 | 0.8 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)
- 7.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 6.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Julie's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Rivington Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street0.8 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in St Helens
Bleak Hill Primary School ranks 14th of the 36 ranked primary schools in St Helens.
- Ashurst 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 year groups does Bleak Hill Primary School teach?
- Bleak Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of Bleak Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bleak Hill Primary School is Mr Callum Dagnall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bleak Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bleak Hill 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 big is Bleak Hill Primary School?
- Bleak Hill Primary School has 608 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bleak Hill Primary School full?
- Bleak Hill Primary School has capacity for 615 pupils and 608 on roll (99%), 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 Bleak Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bleak Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bleak Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bleak Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bleak Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bleak Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Bleak Hill Primary School ranked 23rd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bleak Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Bleak Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bleak Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bleak Hill 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.