St James' Church of England Primary School
Lyme Street, St Helens, WA11 0NL
161 pupils · 77% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
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 3 February 2023, published 16 March 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.65 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 13 | 32 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 20 | 47 | 26 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 11 | 33 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 24 | 45 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 16 | 46 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 47 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 16 | 15 | 45 | 16 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 10 | 44 | 14 |
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
- Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Grange Valley Primary School 0.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Lyme Community Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Legh Vale Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The District CofE Primary School 2 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy 2.2 km · Requires improvement (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.