Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Charles Street, St Helens, WA10 1LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Young
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 207
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 145458
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678430
About this school
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens is a Church of England primary academy in St Helens. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 90% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 83% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens 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 | 72% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens compares
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens ranked 26th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.9% | 32.9% | 229 | — |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 44% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 197 | 0.1 miles |
| St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 44.1% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| Merton Bank Primary School | 28% | 8.3% | 55.1% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Rivington Primary School | 59% | 5.2% | 33.5% | 234 | 0.9 miles |
| Allanson Street Primary School | 62% | 5.2% | 50.7% | 454 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.85%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.93%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Merton Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Rivington Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Allanson Street Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Merseyside
Other schools in St Helens
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens ranks 17th 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 Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens teach?
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens?
- The headteacher of Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens is Mrs Jennifer Young, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens, 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 Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens?
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens full?
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens has capacity for 207 pupils and 229 on roll (111%), so it is at or above 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 Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens a faith school?
- Yes. Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens?
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens is part of LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens rank locally?
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens ranked 26th of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens's absence rate?
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens'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 10 July 2026.