Grange Valley Primary School
Heyes Avenue, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0XQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Mavers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 290
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 104774
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678300
About this school
Grange Valley Primary School is a community primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 277 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. 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 2 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 30 | 59 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 47% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 2% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 76% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 64% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 59% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Grange Valley 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 | 73% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 288 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grange Valley Primary School compares
Grange Valley Primary School ranked 16th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.2% | 18.9% | 277 | — |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4.4% | 44.1% | 161 | 0.4 miles |
| Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School | 59% | 5.4% | 24.9% | 254 | 0.5 miles |
| Legh Vale Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 29% | 449 | 0.7 miles |
| Lyme Community Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 38.2% | 218 | 0.8 miles |
| Broad Oak Community Primary School | 57% | 6.6% | 67.4% | 630 | 1.2 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)
- 18.93%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 8.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · St. Helens
-
Legh Vale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Lyme Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newton-le-Willows
-
Broad Oak Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in St Helens
Grange Valley Primary School ranks 9th of the 36 ranked primary schools in St Helens.
- Ashurst Primary School Primary
- 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
- 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 Grange Valley Primary School teach?
- Grange Valley Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of Grange Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grange Valley Primary School is Mrs Catherine Mavers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grange Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grange Valley 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 Grange Valley Primary School?
- Grange Valley Primary School has 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Grange Valley Primary School full?
- Grange Valley Primary School has capacity for 290 pupils and 277 on roll (96%), 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 Grange Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grange Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grange Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grange Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Grange Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grange Valley Primary School rank locally?
- Grange Valley Primary School ranked 16th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grange Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Grange Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grange Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grange Valley 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.