How many Outstanding or Good schools are there in St Helens?

GeraLearn's directory covers 3 top-rated state-funded schools in St Helens: 1 Outstanding and 2 Good by Ofsted (as of 31 May 2026). This includes 2 secondary and 1 primary schools. For the share of ALL St Helens schools rated Good or better, see the Gera School Quality Index for St Helens.

Which schools in St Helens are rated Outstanding by Ofsted?

1 school is rated Outstanding in St Helens: Bleak Hill Primary School. Each carries an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade of 1 (Outstanding).

What is the largest top-rated school in St Helens?

Rainhill High School is the largest top-rated secondary school listed in St Helens, with 1,810 pupils. It is rated Good by Ofsted.

Where does this St Helens schools data come from?

Every school, grade and pupil count is taken directly from Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (as at 31 May 2026), published by Ofsted under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GeraLearn lists the Outstanding and Good schools verbatim — no rating is modelled or estimated.

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Outstanding & Good schools in St Helens

3 state-funded schools in St Helens are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted — 1 Outstanding and 2 Good, across 2 secondary and 1 primary schools.

Which schools in St Helens are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted?

GeraLearn lists 3 top-rated state-funded schools in St Helens (1 Outstanding and 2 Good by Ofsted, as of 31 May 2026): 2 secondary and 1 primary. Bleak Hill Primary School is among them — rated Outstanding. Source: Ofsted management information, OGL v3.0.

Source:Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information·As of 31 May 2026 · updated monthly · last refreshed 20 June 2026

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All 3 top-rated schools in St Helens

Outstanding first. Each school links to its full Ofsted profile.

School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Last inspected
Bleak Hill Primary SchoolWA10 6HG	Primary	Outstanding	581	April 2024
Rainhill High SchoolL35 6NY	Secondary	Good	1,810	February 2023
The Sutton AcademyWA9 5AU	Secondary	Good	1,451	June 2022

More school data for St Helens

Gera School Quality Index for St Helens — the share of ALL state-funded schools in St Helens rated Good or better.
GCSE & KS4 results in St Helens — DfE Progress 8 and grade 4+ English & maths context.
England-wide school directory — every Outstanding and Good school across the country.

Schools in St Helens — FAQ

How many Outstanding or Good schools are there in St Helens?: GeraLearn's directory covers 3 top-rated state-funded schools in St Helens: 1 Outstanding and 2 Good by Ofsted (as of 31 May 2026). This includes 2 secondary and 1 primary schools. For the share of ALL St Helens schools rated Good or better, see the Gera School Quality Index for St Helens.
Which schools in St Helens are rated Outstanding by Ofsted?: 1 school is rated Outstanding in St Helens: Bleak Hill Primary School. Each carries an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade of 1 (Outstanding).
What is the largest top-rated school in St Helens?: Rainhill High School is the largest top-rated secondary school listed in St Helens, with 1,810 pupils. It is rated Good by Ofsted.
Where does this St Helens schools data come from?: Every school, grade and pupil count is taken directly from Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (as at 31 May 2026), published by Ofsted under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GeraLearn lists the Outstanding and Good schools verbatim — no rating is modelled or estimated.

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Source: Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information, as at 31 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Schools listed are those Ofsted currently grades Outstanding or Good; no figure is modelled or estimated by GeraLearn.