St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Unique reference
- 104461
- Address
- Leeside Avenue, Southdene, Kirkby, L32 9QX
- Website
- www.stlaurences.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 375 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 93.3%
Other White 2.9%
Other Black 1.1%
Mixed 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage-1.7
MathsAbove average1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 5 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 0 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 2 7 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 38 17 21 |
| Year 1 | 51 26 25 |
| Year 2 | 53 22 31 |
| Year 3 | 51 25 26 |
| Year 4 | 49 26 23 |
| Year 5 | 49 26 23 |
| Year 6 | 52 30 22 |