Allanson Street Primary School, Merseyside
Allanson Street Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Merseyside. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 37th-highest of the 52 schools in St. Helens with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.2 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to St. Helens (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Allanson Street Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Allanson Street Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in St. Helens and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (71% in reading, 69% in maths).
Getting a place at Allanson Street Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 72 families put Allanson Street Primary School as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Allanson Street Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Allanson Street Primary School are Merton Bank Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 41% reading, 45% maths); Robins Lane Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 65% reading, 62% maths); Sutton Oak CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 78% maths); and Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 56% maths).
Allanson Street Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Merton Bank Primary SchoolRobins Lane Community Primary SchoolSutton Oak CofE Primary SchoolHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
42.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 104 pupils (22.9%) received SEN support and 34 (7.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Helens Central Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ramford Street (sw-bound), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Allanson Street Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 411 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in St. Helens (144), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Allanson Street Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Allanson Street Primary School are St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy (0.6 miles), St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (0.8 miles) and The Sutton Academy (1.6 miles).
St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademySt Augustine of Canterbury Catholic AcademyThe Sutton Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school creates a welcoming family environment where every child is valued and encouraged to be their best. The curriculum is vibrant and goes beyond textbooks - children learn local history, enjoy museum visits, develop public speaking skills, and participate in clubs from dance to community singing. Pupils' behaviour is exceptional and they genuinely look out for one another.
Key Strengths
- Exciting and ambitious curriculum that builds academic knowledge and pride in the local area
- Excellent behaviour and positive relationships between pupils and staff
- Strong wider development provision including museums, galleries, public speaking opportunities and community clubs
- Effective systems to identify additional needs and adapt learning for pupils with SEND
- Well-established phonics programme with good early years provision
Areas for Improvement
- Phonics programme not delivered consistently by all staff, affecting a small number of pupils' reading fluency
- Limited opportunities for pupils to recall and recap previous learning over time, affecting long-term retention
- Need to ensure teachers regularly plan opportunities for pupils to build secure understanding across the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong pastoral support and a caring school ethos.
Extracurricular Activities
Thriller dance club, public speaking opportunities, museum and gallery visits, university trips, emergency services visits, reading ambassadors, playground buddies, anti-bullying ambassadors, singing for elderly people
Allanson Street Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils belong, believe, aspire and achieve. The school provides an exciting curriculum with strong pastoral care and excellent behaviour.
At a Glance
42.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Allanson Street Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Allanson Street Primary School.
- General Day Nursery & After School890m away · Ofsted: Good
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Allanson Street Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Allanson Street Primary School is in St. Helens; for families living there:
Apply to St. Helens for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 11 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Allanson Street Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
415 pupils
420 places
5 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Merseyside
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Merseyside
Across St. Helens council
Places available
2,180
Applications
1,809
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across St. Helens council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
104
SEN Support
34
EHC Plans
30.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
454
Total Pupils
237
Boys
217
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
21.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,119
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,136
Per pupil
£2927k
Total funding
£283k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
15.1%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Allanson Street Primary School
Questions parents ask about Allanson Street Primary School
What are SATs results like at Allanson Street Primary School?
Of the pupils at Allanson Street Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Allanson Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Allanson Street Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Allanson Street Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Allanson Street Primary School is oversubscribed, St. Helens allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Allanson Street Primary School?
Allanson Street Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Allanson Street Primary School?
Classes at Allanson Street Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Allanson Street Primary School?
Allanson Street Primary School has around 454 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Allanson Street Primary School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Allanson Street Primary School in 2024/25. 15.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Allanson Street Primary School?
Apply through St. Helens's coordinated admissions process, naming Allanson Street Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Allanson Street Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Allanson Street Primary School: General Day Nursery & After School (890m away, rated Good by Ofsted). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Allanson Street Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 11 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in St. Helens is 11.5 (the median across 80 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Allanson Street Primary School?
Allanson Street Primary School is at Gaskell Street, Parr, Merseyside, Merseyside, WA9 1PL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)