Carr Mill Primary School
Kentmere Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7PQ
302 pupils · 96% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 43.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 March 2023, published 26 April 2023. 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 | 52% |
| 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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 41 | 42 | 65 | 41 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 22 | 40 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 44 | 58 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 29 | 44 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 33 | 46 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 44 | 60 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 45 | 62 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 36 | 54 | 37 |
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 Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ashurst Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Merton Bank Primary School 2.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · 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.