St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School

KnowsleyVoluntary aided school

Higher Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 1TD

Headteacher: Mrs J WebsterSchool website ↗Pupils: 240 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected March 2025
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected March 2025
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 18 March 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
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.
59.0%
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 79%·Writing 76%·Maths 69%All three 59%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected69%
Exceeding14%
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?
28
How many families wanted this school first?
30
How many got their first choice?
27of 30 (90.0%)
How many applied in total?
65

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
34.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
17.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
124 girls, 116 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 61% (2017/18), currently 59%

* 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
2015/1660.0%0.0%+0.1-0.5-1.0
2016/1755.0%3.0%-1.3-5.4-0.7
2017/1861.0%4.0%+0.6+0.5-1.1
2018/1960.0%13.0%-0.2-0.3-0.6
2022/2356.0%0.0%+1.2-0.2-0.4
2023/2460.0%3.0%---
2024/2559.0%0.0%---
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