OFSTED
9 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
30 April 2024
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
12 June 2024
22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
16 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
130
129 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
44
33.8% of pupils
Male pupils
86
66.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.0 pts
above England
School
40.8%
St. Helens
27.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.1 pts
below England
School
6.2%
St. Helens
7.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
St. Helens
2.1%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.3%
120
Any other Mixed background
6.2%
8
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
1
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.8%
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
46.2%
60 of
130 pupils
25.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
27.8 pts
above
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
27.0%
33.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Reading
13.8 pts below England
School
60.0%
St. Helens
72.9%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
47.0%
Writing
23.3 pts below England
School
47.0%
St. Helens
73.1%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
33.0%
Maths
39.0 pts below England
School
33.0%
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
6.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.68 pts
higher than
England
School
6.90%
St. Helens
6.15%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.91 pts
higher than
England
School
23.73%
St. Helens
15.29%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.11 pts
lower than
England
School
1.69%
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
61.9%
26.3 pts
below England
Rectory CofE Primary School
61.9%
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.