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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA10 6HGBleak Hill Primary School
Primary

Bleak Hill Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA10 6HG www.bleakhill.st-helens.sch.uk

Pupils
581
cap. 615
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
581
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
581
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bleak Hill Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-10pp
89%77%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
11%
-7pp
19%15%11%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
581
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
8%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Hamilton Road, Windle, St Helens, WA10 6HG
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
2024/2565%11%89%40%76%19%76%29%97%84%108.0105.0106.013%581
2023/2475%18%83%43%83%28%83%28%98%85%108.0105.0107.013%550
2022/2383%14%92%44%88%31%92%30%94%88%108.0107.0108.0+1.80+2.30+1.5011%553
2018/1989%19%91%51%97%33%95%48%97%93%108.0109.0109.0+1.30+1.20+1.506%466
2017/1889%13%90%44%94%32%97%44%97%92%108.0108.0108.0+1.40+1.10+2.008%467
2016/1769%14%75%24%97%25%83%29%95%81%104.0106.0107.0-3.10+0.90-1.206%467

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
2024/2558122.913%2%8%4%7%
2023/2455023.813%2%7%4%6%
2022/2355322.911%1%5%4%4%
2021/2252523.312%1%5%5%10%
2020/2149226.211%0%5%
2018/1946624.86%0%5%3%5%
2017/1846723.68%0%6%3%3%
2016/1746723.66%0%6%3%4%

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