St John's Catholic Primary School

LiverpoolVoluntary aided school

Fountains Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool, L4 1UN

Headteacher: Mr Chris DaveySchool website ↗Pupils: 537 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

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

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

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.
67.0%
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%.
10.0%
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 78%·Writing 73%·Maths 82%All three 67%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding15%
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?
61
How many families wanted this school first?
66
How many got their first choice?
60of 66 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
104

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
50.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
32.0%
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
52%girls·48%boys
281 girls, 256 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 83% (2018/19), currently 67%

* 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
2015/1643.0%0.0%-2.9-2.8-1.7
2016/1762.0%7.0%-3.8-2.2-1.4
2017/1859.0%9.0%-3.6+0.9-2.4
2018/1983.0%19.0%+1.2+1.3+0.1
2022/2378.0%13.0%+3.1+3.8+2.2
2023/2480.0%14.0%---
2024/2567.0%10.0%---