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EnglandNorth WestSt. HelensWA11 0ERLegh Vale Primary School
Primary

Legh Vale Primary School

Primary

St. Helens · St Helens · WA11 0ER http:www.leghvale.st-helens.sch.uk/

Pupils
473
cap. 590
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
473
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
473
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySt. Helens
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Legh Vale Primary School · Primary · St. Helens

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
47%
-2pp
77%62%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
7%4%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
473
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Legh Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0ER
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
2024/2547%3%66%23%70%5%56%23%89%66%103.0102.0103.021%473
2023/2449%6%70%21%72%7%64%19%90%63%104.0102.0102.017%482
2022/2360%1%73%21%74%3%79%21%73%83%104.0104.0106.0+0.90+1.10+1.6021%517
2018/1977%7%81%26%86%12%87%32%86%87%105.0106.0107.0+1.20+0.90+1.5028%537
2017/1863%1%81%24%86%3%73%17%81%77%105.0104.0105.0+1.40+0.30+0.8033%533
2016/1764%3%71%25%86%4%78%22%90%83%104.0104.0107.0+0.70+0.30+0.4036%558

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
2024/2547321.221%7%29%5%12%
2023/2448222.217%3%29%6%18%
2022/2351721.221%3%28%6%18%
2021/2251323.025%2%27%7%22%
2020/2152122.231%1%24%
2018/1953721.828%1%23%5%10%
2017/1853321.333%1%25%4%8%
2016/1755821.036%0%28%5%14%

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