School Chooser

Ascent Autism Specialist College

Special · ages 16-25MixedSpecial post 16 institutionSt HelensSt. Helens
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.

Ascent Autism Specialist College is a special post 16 institution in St Helens for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.

11 the Parks, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, WA12 0JQ01925 224899ascent.collegeMrs Julliet Doherty head of educationAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to St. Helens council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–
Places45
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3012 months to June 2026, mostly vehicle crime
Local crime rate108 per 1,000 people19% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop250 mHaydock Park Gardens, 11 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Byrchall High SchoolAcademy240 m1,138Good 202228Compare
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-MakerfieldRoman Catholic380 m1,204Report card 202676Compare
St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic950 m242Good 202226Compare
R L Hughes Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles425Good 202372Compare
St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles174Good 202436Compare
Cansfield High SchoolCouncil1.0 miles974Good 202430Compare
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary SchoolCatholic1.1 miles254Good 202442Compare
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.2 miles187Report card 202644Compare
All schools in St. HelensAll schools in St HelensBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Ascent Autism Specialist College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Ascent Autism Specialist College yet.

How many pupils does Ascent Autism Specialist College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
11 the Parks, Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, WA12 0JQ
Telephone
01925 224899
Website
www.ascent.college
Head of Education
Mrs Julliet Doherty
Type of school
Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase
Special school, ages 16-25
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
St. Helens
Ward
Haydock
Constituency
St Helens North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 March 2004 (new provision)
URN
139251 · LAESTAB 3427904 · UKPRN 10040375
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from