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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 104763

Thatto Heath Community Primary School

Community school · St Helens · WA9 5QX

Ages 2–11 · 631 pupils · St. Helens

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.4%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
517

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

55

Places offered

65

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
79
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

631 pupils · 675 places

Pupils on roll
631
Boys / girls
323 / 308
School capacity
675
Capacity fill
631 / 675 (93%)
Free school meals
42.8%
FSM pupils
252
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Ireland

Location

Address
Hobart Street, Thatto Heath
Postcode
WA9 5QX
Town
St Helens
County
Merseyside
Local authority
St. Helens
District
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in St Helens, St. Helens, 631 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 42.8%.

Open schools in St Helens
53
Primary schools in St Helens
38
Academies among open schools in St Helens
25% (13)
Open schools in WA9
22
Primary in WA9
16
Open schools in St. Helens LA
80
Primary in St. Helens LA
54

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    St Helens · WA9 5NJ · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand1.23

    0.3 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    St Helens · WA9 5NH · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.6%
    • Demand1.10

    0.3 miles away

  • Voluntary aided school · Primary

    St Helens · WA9 5BT · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM23.1%
    • Demand0.86

    0.6 miles away

  • Longton Lane Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Helens · L35 8PB · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM21.1%
    • Demand0.97

    1.3 miles away

  • St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Helens · WA10 2HS · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand0.97

    1.3 miles away

  • Eaves Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Helens · WA9 3UB · St. Helens

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM22.3%
    • Demand1.36

    1.4 miles away

  • Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    St Helens · WA10 4NQ · St. Helens

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM45.1%
    • Demand0.89

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Ireland
Telephone
01744678710

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