Primary school

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • St Helens
  • WA9 2JE
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,415 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 56%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 90%90%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 41%2023/24: top 14%14% · 2023/242024/25: top 56%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM62% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 32% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 38% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 68% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 78% · 27 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 63%78%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 11% · 27 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 99 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 99 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 27 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 10510897No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 27 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in87.1%
27 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 87.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3127
2nd241
3rd71

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2013Inadequate
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2017Requires improvement
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026213
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.9%
First language not English21.5%
SEN support13.6%
EHC plan5.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.5%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

85.9% full · 248 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 42 responses (19.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved88.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 69% not applicable53.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.2% not applicable87.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school97.6% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development83.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent88.1% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.3
Pupils per adult10.4
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.2
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 22.4 · 28 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,578
Spend per pupil£7,630
Staff spend per pupil£5,716
Reserve per pupil£258
  • +£53,840revenue reserve
  • −£10,783in-year balance

Grants £7,265 · self-generated £313 · premises £450 per pupil