Private schools in St. Helens
6 fee-paying schools are registered in St. Helens: 1 mainstream and 5 special. 3 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower College Prescot, L35 6NE | 2 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 279 | 41% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.R.T.S. Education Merseyside, WA11 8HR | 11 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 22 | 55% |
| Ash Meadow School | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 54 | 61% |
| Learn 4 Life School Skelmersdale, WN4 0QD | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 16 | 100% |
| Progress Arc Billinge School Wigan, WN5 7TT | 7 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 42 | 38% |
| This Is My Education - TIME St Helens, WA10 1UD | 13 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 14 | 35% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in St. Helens, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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