Primary school

Ashurst Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • St Helens
  • WA11 9QJ
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,268 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 10%10% · 2016/172017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 61%2022/23: top 41%2023/24: top 37%2024/25: top 69%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM57% · North West 63%4/10 Below−6.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below−27.8 pts
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−13 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 83% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 63% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 68% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 63%83%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 13% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 105105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 93.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd334
3rd191

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2022Good
  7. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026216
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.4%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support16.5%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils11.8%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

91.5% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.9
  • Other support 4

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 23.7 · 35 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,910
Spend per pupil£9,403
Staff spend per pupil£6,578
Reserve per pupil−£5
  • −£988revenue reserve
  • −£98,080in-year balance

Grants £7,507 · self-generated £1,404 · premises £303 per pupil