Bleak Hill Primary School is a primary school located in St Helens. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 07/11/2006. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hamilton Road, St Helens

School Information

Address: Hamilton Road, St Helens, WA10 6HG
Website: www.bleakhill.st-helens.sch.uk
Telephone: 01744678190
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: St. Helens
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Wellens
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104773

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2006

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 494
Number of Pupils: 492
Number of Boys: 238
Number of Girls: 254

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.5
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.3 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bleak Hill Primary School
Hamilton Road , Windle WA10 6HG 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Rainford Road , Windle WA10 6BX 		4out of 4 720 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
Brooklands Road , Eccleston WA10 5HG 		4out of 4 1,150 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
Rivington Road , WA10 4NQ 		3out of 4 1,278 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Rivington Primary School
Tennis Street North , Dentons Green WA10 6LF 		4out of 4 1,331 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
De La Salle School
Mill Brow , Eccleston WA10 4QH 		2out of 4 899 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cowley International College
Hard Lane , WA10 6PN 		3out of 4 1,466 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Helens College
Water Street , WA10 1PP 		- not rated 2,415 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Carmel College
Prescot Road , WA10 3AG 		- not rated 2,424 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Launchpad Centre
College Street , WA10 1UH 		3out of 4 2,509 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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