Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

SeftonVoluntary aided school

The Northern Road, Sefton, Liverpool, L23 2RQ

Headteacher: Mrs Louise MortonSchool website ↗Pupils: 744 (capacity: 760)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
53.0%
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 74%·Writing 66%·Maths 72%All three 53%
Reading
Expected74%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected66%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding20%
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?
90
How many families wanted this school first?
94
How many got their first choice?
86of 94 (91.5%)
How many applied in total?
183

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
14.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
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).
20.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
344 girls, 400 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 74% (2016/17), currently 53%

* 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
2015/1669.0%1.0%+2.3-0.6-0.3
2016/1774.0%3.0%+0.3-2.4-0.3
2017/1873.0%7.0%+1.2-1.4-0.6
2018/1972.0%3.0%-0.2-1.9-1.4
2022/2352.0%2.0%+0.50.0-1.4
2023/2449.0%0.0%---
2024/2553.0%0.0%---
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