Primary school

Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • St Helens
  • L34 2QN
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Nov 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,590 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 18%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 44%44%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 53%2018/19: top 61%2022/23: top 10%10% · 2022/232023/24: top 14%2024/25: top 18%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM77% · North West 63%9/10 Top 20%+44.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM17% · North West 6%9/10 Top 20%+28.8 pts
Reading score108 · North West 1058/10 Above+27.4 pts
Maths score108 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%+44.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 35 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 69% · 35 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 66% · 35 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 63% · 35 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 80% · 35 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 78% · 36 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 77% · 35 pupils · North West 63%80%57%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 35 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 11% · 35 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 14% · 35 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 11% · 35 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 14% · 35 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 25% · 36 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 17% · 35 pupils · North West 6%25%11%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 35 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 35 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 35 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 35 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 35 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 36 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 35 pupils · North West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 35 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 35 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 35 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 35 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 35 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 108 · 36 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 35 pupils · North West 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in64.7%
33 of 51 who put it first2014 · 81.4%2026 · 64.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5133
2nd331
3rd300

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2015Outstanding
  3. 2024All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026244
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.0%
First language not English2.0%
SEN support10.7%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils5.2%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

99.6% full · 245 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 112 responses (45.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school99.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school99.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved99.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 83% not applicable73.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year78.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 37.5% not applicable90% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?20.5% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 20.5% who said Yes above91.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child91.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.3
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 10
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.5
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 12 FTE · Whole workforce 28.9 · 50 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,893
Spend per pupil£7,263
Staff spend per pupil£5,624
Reserve per pupil−£736
  • −£179,626revenue reserve
  • −£90,325in-year balance

Grants £6,307 · self-generated £585 · premises £291 per pupil