Ascent Autism Specialist College
Special post 16 institution school in St Helens (St. Helens).
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Nearby schools
nearest first29 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Byrchall High School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Byrchall High SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Secondary | 1,138 | Good, 2022 |
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-MakerfieldVoluntary aided | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 1,204 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.5 mi | Primary | 242 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 174 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2019) |
| R L Hughes Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 425 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Cansfield High SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 974 | Good, 2024 |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 187 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Haydock English Martyrs' Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 254 | Good, 2024 |
| St James' Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 161 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2012, previous school) |
| Hope AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,235 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| Nicol Mere SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 418 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolCommunity special | 1.5 mi | Special | 68 | Good, 2023 |
| Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.5 mi | Primary | 186 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Garswood Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 208 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 6 |
| Golborne Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 373 | Good, 2023 |
| Learn 4 Life SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 16 | - |
| Grange Valley Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 277 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2016) |
| Lyme Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 218 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Martha H SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 28 | - |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 173 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| The District CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 365 | Good, 2021This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 219 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Rectory CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 130 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 563 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| Outwood Academy HaydockAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 791 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 226 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Landgate School, BrynCommunity special | 1.9 mi | Special | 177 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, WiganVoluntary aided | 2.0 mi | Primary | 250 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2019) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 125
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