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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA11 9QJAshurst Primary School
Primary

Ashurst Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA11 9QJ www.ashurst.st-helens.sch.uk

Pupils
212
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ashurst Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
-11pp
68%63%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
New Glade Hill, Off Chain Lane, St Helens, WA11 9QJ
Local authority
St. Helens
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%3%73%20%70%13%67%17%70%70%104.0102.0104.021%212
2023/2468%3%77%29%74%10%84%29%77%81%105.0106.0104.023%208
2022/2365%13%77%29%74%19%71%23%81%65%105.0104.0104.0-1.90+0.00-1.1018%221
2018/1963%10%70%20%87%23%77%23%93%83%103.0104.0107.0-2.00+0.30-1.9015%219
2017/1857%3%60%13%87%43%73%20%90%60%102.0104.0105.0-2.90+3.80-0.7011%223
2016/1783%13%83%20%97%40%97%47%93%93%105.0108.0109.0+1.90+5.60+4.909%244

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521220.721%6%29%5%12%
2023/2420818.123%6%27%6%11%
2022/2322123.418%7%30%6%14%
2021/2222323.921%6%30%7%18%
2020/2122224.119%7%28%
2018/1921922.515%3%24%4%10%
2017/1822323.511%2%28%4%6%
2016/1724426.29%1%28%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.