Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · St Helens, St. Helens
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St Helens, St. Helens for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 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
- Brunswick Street, Parr, St Helens, WA9 2JE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- St. Helens
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel loved at this welcoming school.”
- “The school’s motto, ‘Together we will soar to new heights’, underpins the high ambition that staff have for pupils and that pupils assume for themselves.”
- “Pupils are happy because they feel valued and cared for here.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils do not recall their learning from the term or year before.”
- “This hinders how well they build new learning on to current knowledge.”
- “However, the school is still refining its approaches to assessment in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2025 (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) | 62% | 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, 29 offers in total, 27 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.
- Broad Oak Community Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sutton Oak CofE Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Allanson Street Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Legh Vale Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Grange Valley Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Merton Bank Primary School 1.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ashurst Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published