OFSTED
6 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
St. Helens
Trust
THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,180
1,180 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
606
51.4% of pupils
Male pupils
574
48.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.1 pts
above England
School
24.9%
St. Helens
27.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
St. Helens
7.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
St. Helens
2.1%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.8%
1,071
Any other White background
1.9%
23
White and Asian
1.1%
13
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
12
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
12
African
0.9%
11
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
20.7%
244 of
1,180 pupils
0.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.3 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.26%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.04 pts
higher than
England
School
9.26%
St. Helens
6.15%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.12%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.31 pts
higher than
England
School
26.12%
St. Helens
15.29%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.11 pts
higher than
England
School
3.91%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.3%
6.0 pts
above England
De La Salle School
98.3%
St. Helens
92.0%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.