Schools in St. Helens[1]

Local authority district E08000013 · 76 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 121 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 44 (36%)[4]
second 20%: 24 (20%)[4]
middle 20%: 15 (12%)[4]
fourth 20%: 18 (15%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 20 (17%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	29%[4]	22%[4]	14%[4]	13%[4]	21%[4]
Employment	44%[4]	19%[4]	12%[4]	18%[4]	7%[4]
Education and skills	34%[4]	20%[4]	14%[4]	12%[4]	20%[4]
Health and disability	57%[4]	18%[4]	17%[4]	7%[4]	0%[4]
Crime	31%[4]	21%[4]	19%[4]	17%[4]	12%[4]
Housing and services	0%[4]	2%[4]	13%[4]	30%[4]	55%[4]
Living environment	13%[4]	21%[4]	38%[4]	20%[4]	7%[4]
Children in low-income families	31%[4]	19%[4]	17%[4]	11%[4]	22%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 64.2% of 81,012 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 27.2% of 150,570 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 9.4% of 150,568 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Cowley International College	11–18[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
De La Salle School	11–16[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8]
Hope Academy	11–16[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8]
Outwood Academy Haydock	11–16[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8]
Rainford High School	11–18[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Rainhill High School	11–18[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy	11–16[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8]
St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy	11–16[2]
The Sutton Academy	11–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (54)

School	Ages	Headline results
Allanson Street Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Ashurst Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Billinge Chapel End Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Bleak Hill Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Broad Oak Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Carr Mill Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 37% 2024/25[10]
Eaves Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Eccleston Mere Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Garswood Primary and Nursery School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Grange Valley Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Legh Vale Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
Longton Lane Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Lyme Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Merton Bank Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 28% 2024/25[10]
Newton-le-Willows Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Oakdene Primary Academy	4–11[2]
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Rainford CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Rectory CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 27% 2024/25[10]
Rivington Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Robins Lane Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Sherdley Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge	2–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
St Ann's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
St Anne's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 35% 2024/25[10]
St Austin's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 46% 2024/25[10]
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
St James' Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
St Julie's Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy	3–7[2]
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 88% 2024/25[10]
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's CofE Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Sutton Manor Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Thatto Heath Community Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
The District CofE Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Wargrave CofE Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Willow Tree Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Tower College	2–16[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (11)

School	Ages	Headline results
A.R.T.S. Education	11–17[2]
Ash Meadow School	5–19[2]
Lansbury Bridge School	4–14[2]
Launchpad Centre	11–16[2]
Learn 4 Life School	11–16[2]
Mill Green School	14–19[2]
Pace	5–11[2]
Progress Arc Billinge School	7–19[2]
This Is My Education - TIME	13–18[2]
Wargrave House School	4–16[2]
Willow Bank School	8–16[2]

Nursery schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Rainhill Community Nursery	2–4[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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