Secondary
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 549 of 750 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 37.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 51.0
- Pupils per adult
- 11.1
- Pupils
- 563
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
28%
9 points below the St Helens average (37% across 7 schools)
42.6
1.2 below the St Helens average (43.8 across 7 schools)
4th of 7 by our score, among the secondary schools in St Helens we can score - 13 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.45 |
| Entered the EBacc | 9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 29% |
| 23/24 | 32% |
| 24/25 | 28% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -0.70 |
| 23/24 | -0.05 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 35.7 |
| 23/24 | 45.0 |
| 24/25 | 42.6 |
Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
St. Helens admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Giselle Lynch
- Address
- Boardmans Lane, Blackbrook, St. Helens, WA11 9BB
- Telephone
- 01744678112