De La Salle School
About the school
De La Salle School is an open secondary school in St. Helens.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 June 2023
- Published
- 17 July 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 39.4
- St. Helens
- 41.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- St. Helens
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.80%
- St. Helens
- 35.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.20%
- St. Helens
- 56.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 29.60%
- St. Helens
- 33.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.39
- St. Helens
- 3.59
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1185
Girls
52.49%
Boys
47.51%
SEN support
16.79%
Education, health and care plan
5.49%
English as an additional language
3.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.81%
Overall absence
9.26
Persistent absence
26.12