The top, best performing primary schools in St Helens have been ranked based on the latest academic performance data for core subjects.
We’ve analysed the official government data - for the 2022/23 academic year - to reveal the top Sefton primary schools, with the highest reading, writing and maths scores achieved at the end of Key Stage Two.
The overall score takes into consideration the average marks and the percentage of pupils achieving at a higher standard and the overall percentage of pupils at the schools achieving their ‘expected standard’.
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Pupils are meeting the ‘expected standard’ if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.
Let's take a look at the 16 top St Helens schools based on academic performance. Did your child’s school make the list? (Please note, the schools listed come under the St Helens local authority).
The overall score takes into consideration the average marks and the percentage of pupils achieving at a higher standard and the overall percentage of pupils at the schools achieving their ‘expected standard’.
![Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School, located on Albany Avenue, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/01/14/13/16/Screenshot%202024-01-14%2013.45.11.png?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School, Prescot
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School, located on Albany Avenue, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Google EarthPhoto: Google Earth
![.St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge, located on London Fields, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJiMTM3MWVjLWUxNzYtNGI2My05MWQ3LWU1MmFiZGU0YjQ1NjpiOWViZDc0OC1kOTE3LTQ1ZmUtYjk1Yy04OTU4NzY3NTA1OWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. St Aidan's CofE Primary School, Billinge
.St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge, located on London Fields, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard | Nick FairhurstPhoto: Nick Fairhurst
![St Mary's Catholic Primary School, located on Birchley Road, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/09/10/46/St%20Mary%27s%20Catholic%20Primary%20School%2C%20Wigan.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Wigan
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, located on Birchley Road, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Google Street ViewPhoto: Google Street View
![St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, located on Rainford Road, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/16/13/newFile.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, St Helens.
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, located on Rainford Road, has 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Image: @StThomasofCanterburyCPS/FacebookPhoto: @StThomasofCanterburyCPS/Facebook