How many private schools are there in St. Helens?

6 independent schools are registered in St. Helens with the Department for Education: 1 mainstream and 5 special schools.

Which private primary and prep schools are there in St. Helens?

None registered in St. Helens stops at 11 or 13, but 1 all-through school takes primary-age pupils: Tower College.

Which private senior schools are there in St. Helens?

None registered in St. Helens starts at 11 or 13, but 1 all-through school takes senior pupils: Tower College.

Are there single-sex private schools in St. Helens?

No: every independent school registered in St. Helens is mixed.

Which private schools in St. Helens take pupils to 18?

3 of them have a registered upper age of 18 or over. The table on this page shows each school's age range.

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Private schools in St. Helens

6 fee-paying schools are registered in St. Helens: 1 mainstream and 5 special. 3 take pupils to 18. Of the mainstream schools, 1 runs from primary age into the senior years. 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.

6independent schools

1mainstream

5special schools

427pupils on roll, where reported

All-through private schools in St. Helens

1 school. From primary age into the senior years, from each school's registered age range.

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Tower College Prescot, L35 6NE	Ages 2 to 16	Mixed	Non-faith	279	41% full

Independent special schools in St. Helens

5 schools. Registered as independent special schools.

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
A.R.T.S. Education Merseyside, WA11 8HR	Ages 11 to 17	Mixed	Non-faith	22	55% full
Ash Meadow School WA9 4RT	Ages 5 to 19	Mixed	Non-faith	54	61% full
Learn 4 Life School Skelmersdale, WN4 0QD	Ages 11 to 16	Mixed	Non-faith	16	100% full
Progress Arc Billinge School Wigan, WN5 7TT	Ages 7 to 19	Mixed	Non-faith	42	38% full
This Is My Education - TIME St Helens, WA10 1UD	Ages 13 to 18	Mixed	Non-faith	14	35% full

Which of these are near an address

The schools guide measures each school from the postcode typed, so the answer is a list nearest first rather than a council. A district is wide, so check the address itself before counting on a distance.

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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