St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, St Helens
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St John Vianney provides a warm, welcoming community where children thrive and feel valued. Staff are nurturing and responsive, with strong behaviour management and excellent pastoral support. The school successfully supports all learners, including those with additional needs, ensuring they access the full curriculum and develop confidence and independence.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave exceptionally well with high levels of respect for each other, staff and visitors
- Strong attendance rates broadly in line with the national average through effective intervention and partnership with families
- Excellent early years provision that gives children a successful start to their educational journey
- Well-designed curriculum with subject experts overseeing improvement and pupils developing strong vocabulary
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils, helping them access the same opportunities and develop a love of reading
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching of phonics is not effective, requiring extra time for pupils to catch up with reading knowledge
- Leaders' understanding of what is working well and what needs improvement is not deep enough to address all areas of development
- Some pupils lack depth of knowledge about fundamental British values and protected differences in law
- Governors do not always seek sufficient assurances about the impact of leaders' actions on education quality
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, music instrument lessons, local historical visits, singing at live events, rock band performances, school art exhibition
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School provides a welcoming and caring environment where pupils behave well, feel safe, and are proud to attend. The school meets expected standards across most areas, though leaders need to develop a deeper understanding of what is working well and what needs improvement.
At a Glance
23.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 83%. Maths has improved from 79% to 100%. Writing has improved from 68% to 83%.
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
195 pupils
210 capacity
15 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - St Helens
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for St Helens
Admissions Demand - St. Helens
Places available
2,195
Applications
1,726
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across St. Helens (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.15597%
Overall absence
13.55932%
Persistent absence
177
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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