St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Boardmans Lane, St. Helens, WA11 9BB
549 pupils · 73% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Free school meals
- 50.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 December 2024, published 28 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 96 | 84 | 225 | 88 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 102 | 99 | 267 | 99 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 118 | 112 | 227 | 116 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 129 | 98 | 226 | 110 |
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 Cuthbert's Catholic High School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Outwood Academy Haydock 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cowley International College 3 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Sutton Academy 3.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- De La Salle School 4.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The Byrchall High School 5 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.