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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens WA11 9BB · staugs.org.uk · 01744 678112
On the mapSearch near WA11 9BB
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.6
- average Attainment 8 score. St. Helens 41.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 549
- 73% of 750 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 84 families put the school first and 96 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 96 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 102 | 99 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 118 | 112 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 129 | 98 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 127 | 63 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.6, and 27.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across St. Helens it was 41.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼57.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.45 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104833)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 32 | +9.3 |
| Further education | 51.5 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 1 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.7 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104833), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104833)
- Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104833)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104833)
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Replies
- 34
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (32%) with SEND