Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 1 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
Sefton
Unique reference
104926
Address
The Northern Road, Sefton, Crosby, L23 2RQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
744 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
53.8%
Girls
46.2%
First language not English
4.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.6%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.5%
Mixed 1.9%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 0.8%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage0
MathsBelow average-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
94
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
44
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
86
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
8
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
30
20
10
Reception, Full-time
66
34
32
Year 1
100
59
41
Year 2
95
44
51
Year 3
113
61
52
Year 4
117
68
49
Year 5
93
47
46
Year 6
116
59
57
Year 2024-2025

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