Broad Oak Community Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
Brunswick Street, Parr, St Helens, WA9 2JE
Headteacher · Mrs Melanie Hignett
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Key facts
Pupils630Capacity 574
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 1 October 2024
Free school meals60.3%
Ofsted
Inspection on 1 October 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through St. Helens council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in St. HelensApplications for September 2026
All 52 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered60
Applications85
First choice52
First-choice offers52
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School0.1 mi
- Pace0.2 mi
- Allanson Street Primary School1.0 mi
- Sutton Oak CofE Primary School1.0 mi
- Legh Vale Primary School1.0 mi