St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 15 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
104476
Address
Tithebarn Road, Knowsley, L34 0HA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
209 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
1%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.8%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 96.2%
Other White 1.9%
Mixed 1.5%
African 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

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-1.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
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 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
2nd preference
1
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 classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
13
5
8
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
24
10
14
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
28
13
15
Year 4
29
15
14
Year 5
28
13
15
Year 6
18
14
4
Year 2024-2025

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