# Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E132188. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 213
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 132188

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 18 December 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in St. Helens and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | St. Helens | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Broad Oak Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broad-oak-community-primary-school-e130259): 190 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pace](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pace-e104757): 420 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Lansbury Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lansbury-bridge-school-e134865): 830 m. Special. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [Mill Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-green-school-e131022): 910 m. Special. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-academy-e152596): 1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, July 2022
- [St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-of-canterbury-catholic-academy-e149031): 1.6 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/132188)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/132188)

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