Legh Vale Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · St Helens, St. Helens
Legh Vale Primary School is a primary school in St Helens, St. Helens for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. St. Helens has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Legh Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0ER
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- St. Helens
- Pupils on roll
- 449 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Legh Vale embody their motto of ‘being the best I can be’.”
- “Staff warmly welcome pupils into school each day.”
- “Pupils describe the school as ‘an amazing place that they feel proud of’.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subject curriculums, the school is still refining the key information that pupils should learn.”
- “This means that some pupils do not learn all that they could.”
- “However, staff do not make sure that pupils are given opportunities to recall and retrieve their learning so that it becomes embedded in their memories.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2025, as St. Helens published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in St. Helens.
- Grange Valley Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashurst Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broad Oak Community Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lyme Community Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published