Councils · England · St. Helens
Schools in St. Helens, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 54 primary, 9 secondary — with St. Helens’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on St. Helens's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on St. Helens's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN ST. HELENS
Find your shortlist.
All 76 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 54
Allanson Street Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ashurst Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Billinge Chapel End Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bleak Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Broad Oak Community Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Carr Mill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Eaves Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Eccleston Mere Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Grange Valley Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Legh Vale Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Longton Lane Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lyme Community Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Merton Bank Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oakdene Primary Academy
Not judged yet
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rainford CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rectory CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rivington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Robins Lane Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sherdley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Ann's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St James' Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
Ofsted · Good
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sutton Manor Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thatto Heath Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The District CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wargrave CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Willow Tree Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Secondary · 9
Cowley International College
Ofsted · Good
De La Salle School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hope Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Outwood Academy Haydock
Ofsted · Not judged
Rainford High School
Ofsted · Good
Rainhill High School
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Ofsted · Good
The Sutton Academy
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 13
A.R.T.S. Education
Ofsted · Inadequate
Ascent Autism Specialist College
Ofsted · Good
Ash Meadow School
Ofsted · Good
Carmel College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lansbury Bridge School
Ofsted · Good
Learn 4 Life School
Ofsted · Good
Mill Green School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Progress Arc Billinge School
Ofsted · Good
St Helens College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
This Is My Education - TIME
Ofsted · Inadequate
Tower College
Not judged yet
Wargrave House School
Ofsted · Good
Willow Bank School
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through St. Helens.
If you live in St. Helens, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some St. Helens secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near St. Helens often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.