Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Poulsom Drive, Bootle, L30 2NR
Headteacher: Mrs Lindsey ChellewSchool website ↗Pupils: 164 (capacity: 262)Part of ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
48%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 12 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
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
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 combinedⓘReading, 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.
48.0%
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 62%·Writing 72%·Maths 59%→All three 48%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 14
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 8
- How many got their first choice?
- 8of 8 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 25
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
66.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
31.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
82 girls, 82 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 50% (2017/18), currently 48%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 32.0% | 0.0% | -4.9 | -1.9 | -4.8 |
| 2016/17 | 45.0% | 0.0% | -1.7 | -4.7 | -2.9 |
| 2017/18 | 50.0% | 0.0% | -5.0 | -4.3 | -3.6 |
| 2018/19 | 27.0% | 7.0% | -5.5 | -3.4 | -4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 29.0% | 0.0% | +3.6 | -2.7 | +0.2 |
| 2023/24 | 38.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 48.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - |