Launchpad Centre
College Street, St Helens, WA10 1UH
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head of Alternative Provision
- Mr Michael Power
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 66
- URN
- 132033
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744412850
About this school
Launchpad Centre is a special school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 66 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 23 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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.
Trends over time
How Launchpad Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 72 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.61%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
This Is My Education - TIME0.1 miles
Special schools · St Helens
-
Mill Green School1.5 miles
Special schools · St Helens
-
Lansbury Bridge School1.5 miles
Special schools · St Helens
-
Pace1.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · St Helens
-
Progress Arc Billinge School2.7 miles
Special schools · Wigan
Other schools in St Helens
- Ascent Autism Specialist College Other types
- Lansbury Bridge School Special schools
- Mill Green School Special schools
- Pace Local authority maintained schools
- This Is My Education - TIME Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Launchpad Centre teach?
- Launchpad Centre teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in St Helens.
- Who is the head of alternative provision of Launchpad Centre?
- The head of alternative provision of Launchpad Centre is Mr Michael Power, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Launchpad Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Launchpad Centre, 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 Launchpad Centre?
- Launchpad Centre has 66 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Launchpad Centre a faith school?
- No. Launchpad Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Launchpad Centre publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Launchpad Centre. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.