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School Atlas lists 54 state primary schools, 9 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 3 special schools, 2 alternative provision schools and 2 post-16 schools and colleges in St. Helens. It also lists 8 independent schools and 44 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 34 have a religious character: 20 Roman Catholic, 11 Church of England, 1 Church of England/Roman Catholic, 1 Church of England/United Reformed Church and 1 Methodist.
Of the 64 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in St. Helens, 24 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 3 Outstanding, 20 Good and 1 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 15 of these schools have had one.
Catchment boundaries are published for schools in St. Helens, but we don’t hold them yet. Distance usually decides a place.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 26 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.