De La Salle School
Mill Brow, Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10 4QH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Rannard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,180
- URN
- 150833
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0174420511
About this school
De La Salle School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in St. Helens. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected De La Salle 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as De La Salle School (URN 104834).
How De La Salle School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.3% | 24.8% | 1,180 | — |
| Cowley International College | 39.3 | 12.6% | 41.9% | 1,514 | 1.1 miles |
| The Prescot School | 35.5 | 11.9% | 54.2% | 915 | 2.4 miles |
| The Sutton Academy | 43.1 | 10.2% | 40.4% | 1,441 | 2.5 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | 42.6 | 8.9% | 48.7% | 549 | 2.6 miles |
| Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | 30.2 | 16.2% | 50.2% | 730 | 2.7 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)
- 24.81%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.26%
- Persistent absence
- 26.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cowley International College1.1 miles
Secondary · St Helens
-
The Prescot School2.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Sutton Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · St Helens
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · St. Helens
-
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Prescot
Other schools in St. Helens
- Outwood Academy Haydock Secondary
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy Secondary
- Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does De La Salle School teach?
- De La Salle School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in St. Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of De La Salle School?
- The headteacher of De La Salle School is Mr Andrew Rannard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has De La Salle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected De La Salle 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 De La Salle School?
- De La Salle School has 1,180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is De La Salle School full?
- De La Salle School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,180 on roll (98%), 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 De La Salle School a faith school?
- Yes. De La Salle School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Is De La Salle School a selective school?
- No. De La Salle School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is De La Salle School part of an academy trust?
- De La Salle School is part of THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does De La Salle School have?
- The schools register lists De La Salle School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is De La Salle School's absence rate?
- De La Salle School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census.
- Does De La Salle School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for De La Salle School. 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 10 July 2026.