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EnglandNorth WestLiverpoolL4 1UNSt John's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St John's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Liverpool · Liverpool · L4 1UN https://www.stjohnskirkdale.co.uk/page/?title=Admissions&pid=877

Pupils
537
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
537
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
537
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St John's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-13pp
83%71%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
10%
-4pp
19%14%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
537
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Fountains Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool, L4 1UN
Local authority
Liverpool
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
2024/2567%10%78%38%73%18%82%15%80%80%106.0105.0107.023%537
2023/2480%14%88%38%84%16%86%32%86%84%107.0107.0107.022%510
2022/2378%13%82%37%82%22%80%27%82%82%106.0105.0106.0+3.10+3.80+2.2022%531
2018/1983%19%87%38%87%29%83%37%85%87%106.0106.0107.0+1.20+1.30+0.1014%523
2017/1859%9%66%23%91%36%80%14%84%82%103.0103.0107.0-3.60+0.90-2.4013%501
2016/1762%7%69%10%74%19%86%21%81%81%101.0104.0106.0-3.80-2.20-1.4012%477

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
2024/2553721.723%30%34%5%13%
2023/2451019.422%29%36%5%13%
2022/2353119.822%28%38%5%11%
2021/2254027.223%27%41%6%15%
2020/2151425.622%26%34%
2018/1952320.614%24%41%5%13%
2017/1850120.213%23%49%5%11%
2016/1747719.112%20%54%5%15%

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