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De La Salle School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Mill Brow, Eccleston, St. Helens WA10 4QH · delasalle.st-helens.sch.uk · 0174420511
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 45.6
- average Attainment 8 score. St. Helens 42.7, England 45.9
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,180
- 98% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 228 places were offered; 90% 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 | 228 | 234 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 207 | 187 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 221 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 232 | 229 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 217 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.6, and 47.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across St. Helens it was 42.7, and across England 45.9.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104834)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.2 | +2.9 |
| Sixth form college | 45.1 | +5.9 |
| Further education | 35 | −5.1 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 4.2 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | −3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +2.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 104834)
Ofsted
De La Salle School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104834)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104834), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104834)
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104834)
Dec 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104834)