Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=104804,104784,145458,142161
19 fields differ · 17 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Merton Bank Primary School | Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Merton Bank Primary School | Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | St Helens, WA10 1LN | St Helens, WA9 1EJ | St Helens, WA10 1LW | St Helens, WA10 2HS |
| School typediffers | Voluntary aided school | Community school | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age range | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | Requires improvement | Expected standard | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 52% | 41% | 66% | 89% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 0% | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.5% | 7.0% | 5.6% | 3.8% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 18.4% | 22.2% | 16.0% | 3.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.2% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.92 (Balanced demand) | 1.14 (Balanced demand) | 0.97 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 21 | 23 | 33 | 29 |
| Places offereddiffers | 21 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 197 | 193 | 229 | 230 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 197 / 210 (94%) | 193 / 236 (82%) | 229 / 207 (111%) | 230 / 210 (110%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 34.9% | 51.4% | 29.2% | 43.6% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Miss Sinead Walsh | Mrs Rebecca King | Mrs Jennifer Young | Mr Andrew Tremarco |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | Archdiocese of Liverpool | — | Diocese of Liverpool | Diocese of Liverpool |
| Constituency | St Helens South and Whiston | St Helens South and Whiston | St Helens South and Whiston | St Helens South and Whiston |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | Diocese of Liverpool | The Three Saints Academy Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Voluntary aided school | Community school | Academy trust: LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST | Academy trust: THE THREE SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | — | LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST | THE THREE SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nursery | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.