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St Helen's Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 131 pupils Warrington
Ofsted: Good
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St Helen's Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Warrington for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 131 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Helen's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Hollins Green St Helen's CofE (Aided) Primary School. In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Pupils turn up more reliably than at almost any other primary school: they missed just 2.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally.

Ofsted inspection: January 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Birch Road
Hollinfare
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 6JS
Phone 01617752935
Reference Number 146412

General Makeup

Number of pupils 131
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.2%
Girls: 45.8%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 6 10
2 11 5 16
3 8 8 16
4 8 5 13
5 10 8 18
6 10 12 22

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.1%
White, Other 2.3%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Hollins Green St Helen's CofE (Aided) Primary School, inspected in February 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 06 Dec 2022 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
06 Dec 2022 School inspection
11 Oct 2018 Academy conversion letter
28 Feb 2017 Full inspection:
Previously as Hollins Green St Helen's CofE (Aided) Primary School
12 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
01 Nov 2006 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2001 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 86%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 21%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 111
Maths 110

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.1
Writing 1.5
Maths -1.4

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 7 6

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Helen's Church of England Primary School had 101 pupils for 140 places. 39 places (27.9%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Hollins Green” planning area

Warrington counted 10 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 14 in 2029–30, up 40%.

201920212022202320242025
Places 150140140140140140
Pupils 132130122117109101
Unfilled 12.0%7.1%12.9%16.4%22.1%27.9%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Helen's Church of England Primary School attended 97.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 2.4%2.1%3.9%3.3%2.8%2.1%
Unauthorised absence 1.3%0.7%0.9%1.4%1.0%0.9%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at St Helen's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.80.00.00.01.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Helen's Church of England Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.913.211.412.611.811.011.112.3
Teachers who left state teaching 29.9%35.1%27.8%20.7%16.7%16.7%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 75.0%–20.0%22.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Sick days per teacher 15.2–0.91.00.00.00.0–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.9% of pupils at St Helen's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 4 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 3
Moderate learning difficulty 3 0
Physical disability 1 1
Social, emotional and mental health 2 0
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Hearing impairment 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Helen's Church of England Primary School received £8,479 and spent £8,607 for each of its 104 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £44,000 (-£429 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,382 and spending £7,357 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve -£41,000-£27,000-£38,000£6,000-£3,000-£44,000
per pupil -£311-£209-£316£54-£24-£429
In-year balance -£68,000£21,000£23,000£52,000-£2,000-£13,000
per pupil -£518£167£190£438-£16-£128

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is St Helen's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Helen's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Hollins Green St Helen's CofE (Aided) Primary School.

When was St Helen's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does St Helen's Church of England Primary School have?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School has 131 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Helen's Church of England Primary School cover?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Helen's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Helen's Church of England Primary School?

St Helen's Church of England Primary School is at Birch Road, Hollinfare, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 6JS.

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