Rivington Primary School

St. HelensCommunity school

Tennis Street North, Dentons Green, St Helens, WA10 6LF

Headteacher: Mrs Clare PowellSchool website ↗Pupils: 234 (capacity: 262)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2024
Oversubscribed
78% of first-choice applicants offered a place
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2024
78%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 March 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
59.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 78%·Writing 70%·Maths 74%All three 59%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected74%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
37
How many got their first choice?
29of 37 (78.4%)
How many applied in total?
83

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
52.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
15.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
22.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
111 girls, 123 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 87% (2015/16), currently 59%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1687.0%7.0%+5.7+1.0+2.0
2016/1769.0%7.0%+1.4+2.2-0.2
2017/1883.0%17.0%+1.4+1.5+1.3
2018/1987.0%16.0%+2.4+0.5+1.0
2022/2362.0%10.0%-0.6-2.1-0.7
2023/2448.0%0.0%---
2024/2559.0%4.0%---
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