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EnglandNorth WestKnowsleyL35 3SRSt Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
Primary

St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community

Primary

Knowsley · Prescot · L35 3SR stleossouthmead.co.uk

Pupils
219
cap. 261
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKnowsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community · Primary · Knowsley

Finance£6616 spend / pupil£6594 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
+14pp
83%72%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
78%
LA AVG 70.77%
SPAG higher standard
22%
LA AVG 23.4%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.96
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.04
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
219
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Lickers Lane, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3SR
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
2024/2574%4%83%43%74%4%83%43%74%78%106.0107.0106.020%219
2023/2460%4%76%8%60%4%80%32%68%72%102.0105.0103.018%211
2022/2373%3%90%40%73%3%83%23%87%87%107.0106.0107.0+2.00-1.40+1.8016%223
2018/1983%13%87%26%83%13%100%17%78%87%105.0107.0107.0+0.70-0.50+1.6016%192
2017/1878%4%87%65%87%4%87%39%83%96%110.0107.0108.0+3.30-2.30+1.0015%191
2016/1753%0%72%22%59%0%66%13%78%69%105.0104.0105.0+1.30-2.40+0.4019%213

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
2024/2521922.020%10%44%6%17%
2023/2421123.218%8%40%6%22%
2022/2322320.616%5%40%7%23%
2021/2222522.716%4%39%7%25%
2020/2122923.416%4%39%
2018/1919218.816%2%34%4%10%
2017/1819118.515%1%32%3%7%
2016/1721320.119%1%38%5%12%

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