Nutgrove Methodist Primary School, St Helens

The school runs a breakfast club, from £3.50 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Nutgrove Methodist Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in St. Helens and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Nutgrove Methodist Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Nutgrove Methodist Primary School are St Austin's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 69% reading, 54% maths); Thatto Heath Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 72% maths); St John Vianney Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 100% maths); and Longton Lane Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 82% reading, 68% maths).

Nutgrove Methodist Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Nutgrove Methodist Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Epworth Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Nutgrove Methodist Primary School (as of September 2025): 68% would recommend the school, 74% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 47 pupils (24.2%) received SEN support and 8 (4.1%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Thatto Heath Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nutgrove Hall Drive (adjacent), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Nutgrove Methodist Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Nutgrove Methodist Primary School are The Sutton Academy (1.3 miles), Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy (1.5 miles), De La Salle School (1.5 miles) and Rainhill High School (1.6 miles).