St Julie's Catholic Primary School
Brooklands Road, Eccleston, St Helens, WA10 5HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs A M Hodgson
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 104819
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678233
About this school
St Julie's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 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
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
- 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 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 88% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 79% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| 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 St Julie's 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 | 77% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Julie's Catholic Primary School compares
St Julie's Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 212 | — |
| Eccleston Mere Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 17% | 397 | 0.4 miles |
| Bleak Hill Primary School | 65% | 3.5% | 7.9% | 608 | 0.7 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street | 60% | 6.6% | 41.8% | 151 | 1.0 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 10.9% | 207 | 1.1 miles |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School | 72% | 5.2% | 41.9% | 375 | 1.1 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)
- 6.33%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.41%
- Persistent absence
- 3.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eccleston Mere Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Bleak Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street1.0 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in St Helens
St Julie's Catholic Primary School ranks 5th 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 year groups does St Julie's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Julie's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the acting headteacher of St Julie's Catholic Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of St Julie's Catholic Primary School is Mrs A M Hodgson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Julie's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Julie's 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 big is St Julie's Catholic Primary School?
- St Julie's Catholic Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Julie's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Julie's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 228 pupils and 212 on roll (93%), 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 Julie's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Julie's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Julie's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Julie's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Julie's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 77% 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 Julie's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Julie's Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% 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 Julie's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Julie's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Julie's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Julie's 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 8 July 2026.