St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 21 2023 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
104475
Address
Lickers Lane, Whiston, L35 3SR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
9.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
42%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.6%
Mixed 6.8%
Other White 4.1%
Other Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Irish 0.9%
African 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAverage1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
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 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
7
2
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
7
4
Reception, Full-time
28
13
15
Year 1
27
13
14
Year 2
27
14
13
Year 3
30
15
15
Year 4
30
18
12
Year 5
30
19
11
Year 6
23
13
10
Year 2024-2025

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