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EnglandNorth WestKnowsleyL32 9QXSt Laurence's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Laurence's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Knowsley · Liverpool · L32 9QX www.stlaurences.co.uk/

Pupils
375
cap. 350
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
375
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
375
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKnowsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Laurence's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Knowsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+1pp
66%61%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
2%
-2pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
375
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Leeside Avenue, Southdene, Liverpool, L32 9QX
Local authority
Knowsley
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
2024/2556%2%63%17%69%12%79%19%88%75%102.0104.0104.019%375
2023/2455%4%71%31%63%8%71%22%76%78%104.0104.0106.017%379
2022/2361%0%78%24%61%4%88%24%82%82%105.0105.0108.0+0.30-1.70+1.9019%381
2018/1966%4%82%18%76%12%82%16%80%86%104.0104.0107.0+0.90-0.30+0.7022%375
2017/1866%2%74%30%74%4%86%18%70%80%104.0105.0107.0+1.20-1.50+2.6025%386
2016/1746%6%52%19%69%10%75%17%79%77%100.0103.0105.0-0.80+1.60+2.0016%394

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
2024/2537521.419%4%42%5%15%
2023/2437921.417%4%40%6%16%
2022/2338119.419%4%38%6%20%
2021/2237619.819%4%39%7%22%
2020/2138422.418%3%35%
2018/1937520.722%1%40%4%11%
2017/1838621.625%1%41%4%11%
2016/1739417.916%0%41%4%9%

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