St Cuthbert's Catholic High School

State-Funded School

st-cuthberts-catholic-high-school-st-helens-north-west

North WestRegion

St HelensLocal Authority

St Helens NorthConstituency

WA9 3HEPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in St Helens, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 897 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.5%
EBacc average point score: 2.79

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

897

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 897
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Oct 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.