Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

SeftonVoluntary aided school

Bull Cop, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8BZ

Headteacher: Mr Anthony HoughtonSchool website ↗Pupils: 235 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2019
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
82%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2019
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 November 2019Full report ↗

Good

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
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.
82.0%
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%.
12.0%
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 94%·Writing 85%·Maths 91%All three 82%
Reading
Expected94%
Exceeding71%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected91%
Exceeding26%
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?
30of 33 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
63

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
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).
6.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
116 girls, 119 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 87% (2022/23), currently 82%

* 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
2015/1665.0%10.0%+2.1+1.4+3.6
2016/1777.0%13.0%+1.00.0+1.6
2017/1875.0%10.0%+2.5+0.5+2.5
2018/1977.0%19.0%+2.4-0.1+2.0
2022/2387.0%3.0%+1.8-0.1+1.9
2023/2468.0%16.0%---
2024/2582.0%12.0%---