Robins Lane Community Primary School, St Helens
Robins Lane Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in St Helens. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 29th-highest of the 36 schools in St Helens with published results, and 12,253rd of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to St. Helens (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Robins Lane Community Primary School in detail
Robins Lane Community Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, coding and gardening.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £5.00 per day.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Robins Lane Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in St. Helens and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 67% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Robins Lane Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Robins Lane Community Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Robins Lane Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Robins Lane Community Primary School are Eaves Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); Sutton Oak CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 78% maths); St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 54% reading, 50% maths); and Allanson Street Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths).
Robins Lane Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Eaves Primary SchoolSutton Oak CofE Primary SchoolSt Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAllanson Street Primary School
Staffing
Robins Lane Community Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lea Green Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kinmel Street (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 278 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, Robins Lane Community Primary School issued 17 suspensions, 7.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Robins Lane Community Primary School are St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy (0.8 miles), The Sutton Academy (1 mile) and St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (1.5 miles).
St Cuthbert's Catholic AcademyThe Sutton AcademySt Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 January 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Robins Lane is a lively, caring school where children genuinely enjoy learning and feel known and valued. Teachers deliver a broad curriculum with consistently strong progress in reading and mathematics, while also offering exciting clubs and trips that develop pupils' talents and interests. The school is particularly skilled at supporting children with additional needs, ensuring they can access all subjects successfully.
Key Strengths
- Highly effective early reading programme with well-trained staff and strong progress for most pupils by end of key stage 1
- Ambitious and broad curriculum with careful identification of key knowledge and vocabulary in most subjects
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, with quick identification of needs and effective adaptations to help them access all learning
- Strong positive pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning throughout the school
- Rich enrichment opportunities including trips, sports clubs, music, dance and stage school
Areas for Improvement
- In a small number of subjects, the school has not clearly identified the subject-specific vocabulary pupils need to learn, which limits their achievement in these areas
- Teachers need clearer guidance on key vocabulary to support pupils to deepen their learning in these few remaining subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils well-informed about keeping themselves safe online and in their community.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, music clubs, dance, stage school, trips to places of cultural significance including capital cities
Robins Lane Community Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils thoroughly enjoy learning and benefit from a vibrant, caring community. The school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with additional needs, and delivers a broad, ambitious curriculum with strong outcomes across most subjects.
At a Glance
25.0%
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 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 67% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 62% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Robins Lane Community Primary School.
- St Helens Kumon CentreAt the school · Not yet graded
- General Day Nursery & After School630m away · Ofsted: Good
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Robins Lane Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Robins Lane Community 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
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 13 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Robins Lane Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
204 pupils
210 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Helens
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Helens
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(6)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
17.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
248
Total Pupils
117
Boys
131
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,257
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,984
Per pupil
£1395k
Total funding
£109k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
13.0%
Persistent absence
184
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
Robins Lane Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Robins Lane Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Robins Lane Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Robins Lane Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 62% did so in maths.
What is Robins Lane Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Robins Lane Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2020, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Robins Lane Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Robins Lane Community 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 Robins Lane Community Primary School?
Robins Lane Community Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Robins Lane Community Primary School?
Classes at Robins Lane Community Primary School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Robins Lane Community Primary School?
Robins Lane Community Primary School has around 248 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Robins Lane Community Primary School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Robins Lane Community Primary School in 2024/25. 13% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Robins Lane Community Primary School?
Apply through St. Helens's coordinated admissions process, naming Robins Lane Community 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 Robins Lane Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: St Helens Kumon Centre (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Robins Lane Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Robins Lane Community Primary School?
Robins Lane Community Primary School is at Kinmel Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 3NF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)