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Grange Valley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Heyes Avenue, Haydock, St Helens WA11 0XQ · grangevalley.st-helens.sch.uk · 01744 678300
On the mapSearch near WA11 0XQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. St. Helens 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 277
- 96% of 290 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 60% 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 | 29 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 50 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 52 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Grange Valley Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 41
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (24%) with SEND