Eccleston Mere Primary School
Saleswood Avenue, St Helens, WA10 5NX
397 pupils · 84% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 1 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.82 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 47 | 118 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 44 | 120 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 43 | 39 | 105 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 46 | 90 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 39 | 91 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 37 | 105 | 42 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 37 | 87 | 38 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 52 | 124 | 57 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Julie's Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bleak Hill Primary School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street 1.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2025)
- Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.