Schools in St Helens
St Helens has 53 schools - 38 primary and 7 secondary - with catchment boundaries set by St. Helens Council for community and voluntary-controlled schools. The town sits within Merseyside and is served by a compact set of comprehensives covering its distinct residential neighbourhoods.
Oversubscription at popular St Helens primaries is typically resolved by straight-line distance from home to school. Several schools operate as academies with their own admissions policies, so parents should check each school's criteria individually before submitting preferences in January.
School demand in St Helens
Across the 48 schools in St Helens with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 10 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
25 schools in St Helens have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
13 of the schools in St Helens are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of St. Helens, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
20 of the schools in St Helens have a current Ofsted rating, of which 16 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in St Helens: 7 oversubscribed (38)
Rivington Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA10 6LF
Robins Lane Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA9 3NF
Thatto Heath Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA9 5QX
Sutton Manor Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA9 4AT
Sherdley Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA9 4HA
Eaves Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA9 3UB
Ashurst Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA11 9QJ
Bleak Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA10 6HG
Grange Valley Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA11 0XQ
Longton Lane Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · L35 8PB
Legh Vale Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA11 0ER
Eccleston Mere Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA10 5NX
Merton Bank Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA9 1EJ
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
St Helens · WA9 3QD
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA11 9QY
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA10 1LN
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA9 3SP
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA9 5NJ
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA10 4HX
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA10 6BX
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA11 9AT
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA9 5BT
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA11 8JF
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St. Helens · WA11 0JY
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA10 5HG
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA9 4XU
Broad Oak Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA9 2JE
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
St Helens · WA10 4NQ
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA9 2JE
Carr Mill Primary School
Primary · Community school
St Helens · WA11 7PQ
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA10 2HS
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Primary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA10 1LW
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA9 5NH
St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA11 0NL
Rainford CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA11 8AJ
Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA11 8JX
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
St Helens · WA12 9RX
Willow Tree Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA9 4LZ
Secondary Schools in St Helens (7)
Cowley International College
Secondary · Community school
St Helens · WA10 6PN
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
St Helens · WA9 3HE
The Sutton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
St Helens · WA9 5AU
Rainford High School
Secondary · Academy converter
St Helens · WA11 8NY
Outwood Academy Haydock
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
St. Helens · WA11 0JG
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
St. Helens · WA11 9BB
De La Salle School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
St. Helens · WA10 4QH
Other Schools in St Helens (8)
Pace
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
St Helens · WA9 2LH
St Helens College
All through · Further education
St Helens · WA10 1PP
Carmel College
All through · Further education
St Helens · WA10 3AG
Mill Green School
Not applicable · Community special school
St Helens · WA9 1BU
Launchpad Centre
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
St Helens · WA10 1UH
Lansbury Bridge School
Not applicable · Community special school
St Helens · WA9 1TB
Ascent Autism Specialist College
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
St Helens · WA12 0JQ
This Is My Education - TIME
Not applicable · Other independent special school
St Helens · WA10 1UD
Catchment area boundaries for schools in St Helens are set by St. Helens and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.