Cowley International College
Community school · sixth form · 1,514 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.3
Academy sponsor led
De La Salle School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,180of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
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- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 6 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: De La Salle School (URN 104834, until 31 May 2024).
What the data says
De La Salle School has no sixth form. Of the 234 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 44% moved to a sixth form college, 37% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 44% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
As an 11–16 school, De La Salle School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | De La Salle School | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 234 | 1,990 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 88% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 82% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 4% | 18% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 44% | 25% | 13% |
| — further education college | 37% | 37% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 229 | — | 88% | 9% | 22% | 61% |
| English Language | 228 | — | 89% | 11% | 20% | 60% |
| Religious Studies | 220 | — | 31% | 8% | 32% | 47% |
| English Literature | 216 | — | 86% | 5% | 21% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 200 | — | 65% | 3% | 9% | 44% |
| History | 133 | — | 41% | 11% | 26% | 55% |
| Art and Design | 93 | — | 7% | 11% | 24% | 84% |
| Geography | 89 | — | 41% | 9% | 25% | 38% |
| Spanish | 69 | — | 19% | 25% | 27% | 74% |
| Biology | 24 | — | 23% | 38% | 45% | 83% |
| Physics | 21 | — | 23% | 43% | 46% | 95% |
| Physical Education | 21 | — | 11% | 33% | 24% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 21 | — | 23% | 62% | 47% | 86% |
| Graphic Communication | 17 | — | 1% | 6% | 23% | 35% |
| Photography | 14 | — | 6% | 64% | 19% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 13 | — | 13% | 0% | 30% | 15% |
| Sociology | 1 | — | 4% | — | 21% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 50 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 34 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 10 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 5 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in St. Helens
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
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
Academy sponsor led · 549 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.6
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.