St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Derwent Road, Haresfinch, St Helens, WA11 9AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Mainwaring
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 104810
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678640
About this school
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter and St Paul Catholic 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 55% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 6% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 61% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 68% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 74% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 St Peter and St Paul Catholic 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 | 71% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School compares
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School ranked 30th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 4.4% | 18% | 197 | — |
| Carr Mill Primary School | 52% | 5.3% | 47.7% | 302 | 0.6 miles |
| Ashurst Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 29.4% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.2% | 36.6% | 381 | 0.9 miles |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | 63% | 4.9% | 32.9% | 229 | 1.0 miles |
| Merton Bank Primary School | 28% | 8.3% | 55.1% | 193 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.96%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 7.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carr Mill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Ashurst Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens1.0 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Merton Bank Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in St Helens
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School ranks 19th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School is Mr Michael Mainwaring, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter and St Paul Catholic 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 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School full?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), 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 St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in St. Helens?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School ranked 30th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter and St Paul Catholic 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.