OFSTED
19 October 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
St. Helens
Trust
RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
365
331 full-time ·
34 part-time
Female pupils
164
44.9% of pupils
Male pupils
201
55.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.7 pts
above England
School
42.5%
St. Helens
27.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
8.0 pts
below England
School
12.3%
St. Helens
7.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
St. Helens
2.1%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
81.6%
298
Bangladeshi
4.4%
16
African
2.5%
9
Any other Asian background
1.9%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
7
Gypsy / Roma
1.6%
6
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
28.0%
102 of
365 pupils
7.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
St. Helens
72.9%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
St. Helens
73.1%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
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
5.68%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.54 pts
lower than
England
School
5.68%
St. Helens
6.15%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.33 pts
higher than
England
School
17.14%
St. Helens
15.29%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.36%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.45 pts
lower than
England
School
0.36%
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
76.8%
11.3 pts
below England
The District CofE Primary School
76.8%
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.