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 scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
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 76state 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
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Merseyside
Ofsted · Good
Ashurst Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Billinge Chapel End Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wigan
Ofsted · Good
Bleak Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
Broad Oak Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Not judged
Carr Mill Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Eaves Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Prescot
Ofsted · Not judged
Eccleston Mere Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Garswood Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wigan
Ofsted · Outstanding
Grange Valley Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St. Helens
Ofsted · Good
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Legh Vale Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Not judged
Longton Lane Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Lyme Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Not judged
Merton Bank Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Good
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oakdene Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Prescot
Not judged yet
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Rainford CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Rectory CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wigan
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rivington Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Robins Lane Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Sherdley Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wigan
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Ann's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Prescot
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Prescot
Ofsted · Good
St James' Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Nr Wigan
Ofsted · Good
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Not judged
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Sutton Manor Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · st Helens
Ofsted · Good
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Thatto Heath Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
The District CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Good
Wargrave CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Not judged
Willow Tree Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Secondary · 9
Cowley International College
Community school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
De La Salle School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · St. Helens
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hope Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Not judged
Outwood Academy Haydock
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · St. Helens
Ofsted · Not judged
Rainford High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Rainhill High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Prescot
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · St. Helens
Ofsted · Not judged
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
The Sutton Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 13
A.R.T.S. Education
Other independent special school · Ages 11-17 · Mixed · Merseyside
Ofsted · Inadequate
Ascent Autism Specialist College
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Ash Meadow School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Carmel College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lansbury Bridge School
Community special school · Ages 4-14 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Good
Learn 4 Life School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Skelmersdale
Ofsted · Good
Mill Green School
Community special school · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Outstanding
Progress Arc Billinge School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Wigan
Ofsted · Good
St Helens College
Further education · Ages 14-99 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Requires improvement
This Is My Education - TIME
Other independent special school · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · St Helens
Ofsted · Inadequate
Tower College
Other independent school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Prescot
Not judged yet
Wargrave House School
Non-maintained special school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
Ofsted · Good
Willow Bank School
Community special school · Ages 8-16 · Mixed · Newton-le-Willows
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
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