St Laurence's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 15 2019 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
379 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.4%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.2%
Other White 2.6%
Mixed 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage-1.7
MathsAbove average1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Laurence's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
36
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
3
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
15
6
9
Reception, Full-time
49
26
23
Year 1
52
22
30
Year 2
50
24
26
Year 3
50
27
23
Year 4
48
25
23
Year 5
49
28
21
Year 6
50
29
21
Year 2023-2024

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