Sherdley Primary SchoolEaves Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Helens.

Summary of the comparison

Sherdley Primary School and Eaves Primary School are primary schools in St Helens.

  • Sherdley Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Eaves Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Eaves Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sherdley Primary School was judged Good and Eaves Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for Sherdley Primary School and 79.0% for Eaves Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sherdley Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Eaves Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sherdley Primary School versus Eaves Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure St HelensSherdley Primary SchoolSt HelensEaves Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking40th of 53 in St Helens 12th of 53 in St Helens Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll421 225
Capacity420 210
LocationSt Helens, WA9 4HA St Helens, WA9 3UB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard54.0% 79.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census421 225
Free school meals (ever 6)27.1% 23.6%
English as an additional language3.8% 8.0%
SEN support13.8% 17.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 4.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.7% 10.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Sherdley Primary School

Eaves Primary School

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