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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA9 2JEHoly Spirit Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA9 2JE www.holyspirit.st-helens.sch.uk/

Pupils
214
cap. 242
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
214
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

Finance£7341 spend / pupil£7138 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
-16pp
78%69%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
10%
-1pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 72.6%
SPAG higher standard
41%
LA AVG 27.92%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.21
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
214
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Brunswick Street, Parr, St Helens, WA9 2JE
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
2024/2562%10%76%34%79%24%76%14%90%83%104.0103.0107.019%214
2023/2478%11%89%41%81%19%78%15%93%85%108.0103.0109.016%214
2022/2365%10%77%23%81%16%74%16%81%77%105.0103.0104.0-1.10-0.40-1.8020%211
2018/1960%0%60%3%77%13%70%17%77%67%99.0102.0103.0-1.80+1.30-0.1015%227
2017/1868%6%77%35%84%10%81%13%77%87%106.0105.0107.0+3.20+2.30+3.2020%228
2016/1738%0%45%3%66%7%66%3%69%55%99.0101.0102.0-2.10-0.20-0.3021%227

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
2024/2521418.319%22%35%5%11%
2023/2421416.616%19%32%6%17%
2022/2321118.720%15%40%6%17%
2021/2220720.218%14%37%7%23%
2020/2121520.822%12%34%
2018/1922717.615%11%34%5%10%
2017/1822819.020%9%39%4%10%
2016/1722728.721%7%46%5%11%

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