Cowley International College
Community school · sixth form · 1,514 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.3
Further education
St Helens College
- Pupils on roll
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- Free school meals
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- Year 11 cohort 2025
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- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Knowsley Community College (URN 130486, until 11 December 2017).
What the data says
St Helens College is a 16–19 provider, so there is no Year 11 cohort: this page covers where its students went after 16–18 study and what they achieved.
Among the 1,103 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 8% went to university (St. Helens 31%, England 37%), and 1% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 12% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in St. Helens and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Helens College | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 1,103 | 2,392 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 62% | 74% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 8% | 31% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 1% | 17% | 19% |
| Further education | 9% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 34% | 27% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 30% | 20% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | St Helens College | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 2,760 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 1 | 945 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | — | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | — | 36.64 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | — | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | — | 19% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical installation (Buildings / Construction) | VRQ Level 2 | 44 | 100% | — |
| Animal Husbandry: Specific Animals | VRQ Level 3 | 32 | 100% | — |
| Plumbing (Building Work) | VRQ Level 2 | 28 | 100% | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | VRQ Level 2 | 23 | 100% | — |
| Electrical installation (Buildings / Construction) | VRQ Level 3 | 22 | 100% | — |
| Health Studies | VRQ Level 3 | 19 | 100% | — |
| Plastering | VRQ Level 2 | 17 | 100% | — |
| Brickwork/Masonry | VRQ Level 2 | 16 | 100% | — |
| Engineering Studies | VRQ Level 2 | 16 | 100% | — |
| Plumbing (Building Work) | VRQ Level 3 | 15 | 100% | — |
| Construction Carpentry / Shopfitting / Erection | VRQ Level 2 | 13 | 100% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 13 | 100% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 11 | 100% | — |
| Computing and IT Advanced Technician | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 11 | 100% | — |
| Computing and IT Advanced Technician | BTEC Technical Diploma L2 - Band F - PP-DD | 11 | 100% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | 10 | 100% | — |
| Computing and IT Advanced Technician | VRQ Level 3 | 7 | 100% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 7 | 100% | — |
| Childcare Skills | VRQ Level 3 | 6 | 100% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Foundation Diploma L3 - Band H - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Media Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Media Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Beauty Therapy | VRQ Level 2 | — | — | — |
| Hairdressing Services | VRQ Level 2 | — | — | — |
| Painting and Decorating | VRQ Level 2 | — | — | — |
| Theatrical Makeup | VRQ Level 2 | — | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
Where St Helens College is
Other secondary schools in St. Helens are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from St. Helens’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in St. Helens
De La Salle School
Academy sponsor led · 1,180 pupils
85% stayed in education
Hope Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,235 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.8
Outwood Academy Haydock
Academy sponsor led · 791 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.2
Rainford High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,646 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.6
Rainhill High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,535 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.