St Marie's Catholic Primary School

KnowsleyVoluntary aided school

Bigdale Drive, Northwood, Liverpool, L33 6XL

Headteacher: Mr M WhiteSchool website ↗Pupils: 231 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
54%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 15 October 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Requires Improvement
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
54.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 73%·Maths 65%All three 54%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding4%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected65%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
28of 33 (84.8%)
How many applied in total?
55

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
77.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
23.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
4.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
116 girls, 115 boys

Location

Loading map...

Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 65% (2016/17), currently 54%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1654.0%0.0%-2.1+1.8+0.8
2016/1765.0%16.0%+1.1+2.3+2.6
2017/1837.0%4.0%-5.7-3.4-2.7
2018/1950.0%3.0%-0.2+2.7+1.0
2022/2346.0%0.0%-1.5-1.2-1.8
2023/2436.0%5.0%---
2024/2554.0%0.0%---
St Marie's Catholic Primary School | Knowsley | SchoolCompare