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EnglandNorth WestSeftonL30 7PGSt Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Sefton · Bootle · L30 7PG http://www.stbenedictsprimary.co.uk

Pupils
233
cap. 227
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySefton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio27.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Benedict's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Sefton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
-3pp
74%67%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
7%
+4pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
233
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Copy Lane, Netherton, Bootle, L30 7PG
Local authority
Sefton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%7%86%25%75%11%89%32%82%82%106.0105.0108.029%233
2023/2467%3%87%30%73%10%90%23%83%90%107.0106.0108.029%234
2022/2374%6%74%26%81%16%84%16%81%84%105.0104.0107.0+3.20+3.60+2.4023%236
2018/1959%7%59%22%81%22%93%26%74%78%103.0107.0107.0-2.60-0.60+0.1020%238
2017/1859%10%62%28%66%10%83%17%59%69%102.0103.0103.0-2.00-2.40+0.3020%233
2016/1754%4%54%8%79%13%83%33%88%75%99.0106.0105.0-3.40+1.70+2.706%236

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523327.629%1%19%6%16%
2023/2423428.029%1%22%6%14%
2022/2323626.723%1%22%6%15%
2021/2223226.422%1%20%7%22%
2020/2124330.420%2%20%
2018/1923822.920%3%19%5%11%
2017/1823324.420%2%20%5%13%
2016/1723624.86%3%22%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.