St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

SeftonVoluntary aided school

Copy Lane, Netherton, Bootle, L30 7PG

Headteacher: Mr Michael PhillipsSchool website ↗Pupils: 233 (capacity: 227)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
64%
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.
64.0%
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%.
7.0%
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 86%·Writing 75%·Maths 89%All three 64%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding32%
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?
57

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
25.0%
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).
25.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
123 girls, 110 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 74% (2022/23), currently 64%

* 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
2015/1657.0%4.0%-1.4-1.1+0.5
2016/1754.0%4.0%-3.4+1.7+2.7
2017/1859.0%10.0%-2.0-2.4+0.3
2018/1959.0%7.0%-2.6-0.6+0.1
2022/2374.0%6.0%+3.2+3.6+2.4
2023/2467.0%3.0%---
2024/2564.0%7.0%---