De La Salle School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · St. Helens
Mill Brow, St. Helens, WA10 4QH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 06/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
26.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,180
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
187 of 187 families who put it first got an offer
207
Places offered
533
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 187 | 187 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 209 | 13 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 137 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 533 | 203 | 38% |
St. Helens lets families list 3 preferences. 65 applications came from outside the council area (30 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andrew Rannard
- Address
- Mill Brow, Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10 4QH
- Phone
- 0174420511
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Ward / constituency
- Eccleston · St Helens South and Whiston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150833
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,180 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,202 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.