OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
St. Helens
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
244
244 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
108
44.3% of pupils
Male pupils
136
55.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.4 pts
below England
School
7.4%
St. Helens
27.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
St. Helens
7.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.5 pts
above England
School
2.5%
St. Helens
2.1%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.7%
231
Indian
2.5%
6
White and Asian
1.2%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.8%
2
Any other Asian background
0.4%
1
Any other White background
0.4%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.7%
48 of
244 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
77.0%
16.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
St. Helens
72.9%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
St. Helens
73.1%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Maths
14.0 pts above England
School
86.0%
St. Helens
71.2%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.41%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.80 pts
lower than
England
School
3.41%
St. Helens
6.15%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.63 pts
lower than
England
School
5.19%
St. Helens
15.29%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
St. Helens
1.80%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.6%
11.4 pts
above England
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
99.6%
St. Helens
88.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.