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Bleak Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Hamilton Road, Windle, St Helens WA10 6HG · bleakhill.st-helens.sch.uk · 01744 678190
On the mapSearch near WA10 6HG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. St. Helens 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 608
- 97% of 630 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 92 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 85 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 86 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 82 | 77 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across St. Helens it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bleak Hill Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2006
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 112
- 20% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (27%) with SEND