Nutgrove & Lea Green

Summary

Nutgrove & Lea Green (E02006936) is part of St Helens local authority (view on map). Nutgrove & Lea Green has an approximate population of 8,000 people, of which 21% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Nutgrove & Lea Green neighbours West Park, Eccleston Park, Rainhill North, Bold & Clock Face, and Thatto Heath.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Nutgrove & Lea Green is the 6th least deprived area in St Helens (out of 24) with 26% of children living in low-income families, compared to 42% across St Helens and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Nutgrove & Lea Green, 19% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in St Helens and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Nutgrove & Lea Green % in St Helens % in England
Eligible for free school meals 19% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 81% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Nutgrove & Lea Green, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in St Helens, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Nutgrove & Lea Green % in St Helens % in England
No special educational needs 80% 78% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 14% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Nutgrove & Lea Green, 9% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 10% in St Helens, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Nutgrove & Lea Green % in St Helens % in England
White 90% 90% 67%
Asian 3% 3% 14%
Black 2% 2% 7%
Mixed 3% 3% 7%
Other 1% 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Nutgrove & Lea Green with English as an additional language is 5%, compared with 7% in St Helens, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Nutgrove & Lea Green % in St Helens % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 5% 7% 22%
Known or believed to be English 95% 93% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Nutgrove & Lea Green has 2 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Nutgrove & Lea Green
All childcare providers 2
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Nutgrove & Lea Green since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Nutgrove & Lea Green has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Nutgrove & Lea Green
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Nutgrove & Lea Green, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Early years: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Nutgrove & Lea Green so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Nutgrove & Lea Green. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 0 1 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 0 1 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 0 1 0 0
Early years 1 0 0 1 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 0 1 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 0 1 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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