# St John Vianney Catholic Primary School

St John Vianney Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 195 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104812. [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 195
- Council: St. Helens
- URN: 104812

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
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, 80% of pupils at St John Vianney 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 | 80% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Nutgrove Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nutgrove-methodist-primary-school-e146120): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thatto Heath Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thatto-heath-community-primary-school-e104763): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Austin's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-austins-catholic-primary-school-e104806): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Sutton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sutton-academy-e136141): 1.1 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Rainhill Community Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rainhill-community-nursery-e131447): 1.5 km. Nursery. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- [Longton Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longton-lane-community-primary-school-e104777): 1.8 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/104812)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104812)

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