This Is My Education - TIME, St Helens
This Is My Education - TIME is a special school for pupils aged 13 to 18 in St Helens. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2025. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2026 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2025)
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
This Is My Education - TIME in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to This Is My Education - TIME are Mill Green School (1.4 miles, Outstanding); Lansbury Bridge School (1.5 miles, Good); Progress Arc Billinge School (2.6 miles, Good); and Ash Meadow School (2.9 miles, Good).
Mill Green SchoolLansbury Bridge SchoolProgress Arc Billinge SchoolAsh Meadow School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at This Is My Education - TIME has an education, health and care plan (14 of 14 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Helens Central Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Crab Street (adjacent), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood This Is My Education - TIME stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education) and Part 8 (leadership and management).
- Part 1: quality of educationNot met
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementNot met
Progress-monitoring inspection, 5 March 2026: The school met all the standards Ofsted checked.
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2026 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
TIME provides a nurturing environment where staff truly understand each pupil's individual needs and support them effectively. The school has strengthened its curriculum and teaching so pupils follow personalized learning pathways that build on what they already know and help them gain accreditation suited to their abilities. Pupils benefit from excellent staffing levels and clear expectations around behavior, creating a calm setting where they can thrive and prepare well for their next steps.
Key Strengths
- Curriculum now tailored to pupils' individual needs, prior attainment and learning gaps with clear schemes of work in all subjects
- Teaching has improved with staff better equipped to use assessment information to shape learning and provide targeted feedback
- Strong safeguarding systems in place with comprehensive staff training on key risks including suicide awareness, exploitation and harmful behaviour
- Calm, respectful environment with high staff-to-pupil ratios enabling effective supervision and support
- Leadership now draws on governing body and external professionals to ensure consistent standards and quality
Areas for Improvement
- Work on developing teaching quality and staff confidence in delivering the curriculum is still in early stages and needs time to embed fully
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with robust systems for identifying and reporting concerns, comprehensive staff training on exploitation and abuse, and strong relationships enabling pupils to share worries with trusted adults.
This Is My Education - TIME is a special education setting that met all independent school standards checked during this progress monitoring inspection. The school has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, particularly in curriculum development and teaching quality.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 51
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 18
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 33 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 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
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
35%
Available places
14 pupils
40 places
26 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
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
2,109
Applications
1,849
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All secondary applications across St. Helens council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(9)
Independent school Progress Monitoring inspection
Outcome: the school met all the standards Ofsted checked.
Independent School standard inspection
Did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education) and Part 8 (leadership and management).
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
This Is My Education - TIME is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
14
Total Pupils
5
Boys
9
Girls
2026 academic year
Questions parents ask about This Is My Education - TIME
What is This Is My Education - TIME's Ofsted rating?
This Is My Education - TIME's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2026, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2025, it was rated Requires Improvement.
Does This Is My Education - TIME meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in April 2025, This Is My Education - TIME did not meet the independent school standards in Part 1 (quality of education) and Part 8 (leadership and management). At a later progress-monitoring inspection in March 2026, the school met all the standards Ofsted checked.
How many pupils go to This Is My Education - TIME?
This Is My Education - TIME has around 14 pupils on roll.
Does This Is My Education - TIME have specialist SEN provision?
This Is My Education - TIME is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to This Is My Education - TIME?
This Is My Education - TIME is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near This Is My Education - TIME?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 51 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 18 serious and 33 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 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 This Is My Education - TIME?
This Is My Education - TIME is at Logic House, Central Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1UD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)