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St Peter's CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · St. Helens

Birley Street, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UR

Website 01744678630

79

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 14/01/2025

Application demand

59%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

97.3%

3.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

226

Capacity used

Nearly full

95%

237 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

59%

1st preference success rate

30 of 51 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

96

Total applications

3.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5130● 59%
2nd preference260● 0%
3rd preference190● 0%
Total963031%

1st preference success by year

52%
2020
85%
2021
78%
2022
51%
2023
88%
2024
59%
2025

St. Helens lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Paul Robinson
Address
Birley Street, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9UR
Phone
01744678630
Local authority
St. Helens
Ward / constituency
Newton-le-Willows East · St Helens North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
104801

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support22%——
50% boys (112)50% girls (114)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

226 pupils · 237 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    14 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 204 pupils

Attendance

97.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

2.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

3.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
5%
21/22
1%
22/23
3%
23/24
3%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths79%——
Higher standard9%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard83%
+21% vs England
Higher standard17%
+9% vs England

Reading

Expected standard89%
+14% vs England
Higher standard43%
+10% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard91%
+19% vs England
Greater depth26%
+13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard91%
+17% vs England
Higher standard31%
+5% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard86%
+13% vs England
Higher standard40%
+10% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard97%
+15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712019692023792024832025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)83%61%
Higher standard17%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through St. Helens council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.