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Sutton Oak CofE Primary School

St. Helens, WA9 3QDPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2023
KS2 Results
54%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 38 places
Ranking
#9,675
of 13,686 nationally

About Sutton Oak CofE Primary School

Sutton Oak CofE Primary School sits in the middle of the pack in St. Helens, but its headline KS2 results tell a more nuanced story. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 54%, which is seven percentage points below the local authority average of 61% for primary schools. That places it 34th out of 47 primaries in the borough, firmly in the bottom half. However, the picture is not uniformly weaker. In maths, 79% of pupils hit the expected standard and the average scaled score was 103, both of which are solid. Reading and writing are the drag points: only 57% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in writing. The school also had no pupils achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, and just 14% hit the higher bar in maths alone. So while the headline metric lags the LA average, the school’s maths performance is notably stronger than its literacy outcomes.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressGoodban Street, St Helens, St. Helens, WA9 3QD
HeadteacherIwan Williams
Local AuthoritySt. Helens
Number of Pupils298
Free School Meals (FSM)44.4%
School Capacity298 / 341 (87% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

25 Jan 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (25 Jan 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Nov 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Outdoor PlaygroundSports HallLibraryForest SchoolSensory RoomDining HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

NetballGymnasticsTennisAthleticsSwimmingCross Country

Clubs & Activities

ChoirArt ClubEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:10

Breakfast club

08:00-09:00

After-school care

15:10-18:00

Source: suttonoak.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Sutton Oak CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.