Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sefton
Unique reference
104942
Address
Devonshire Road, PR9 7BZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
208 (75% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
16.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.2%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.2%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African1.9%
Other2.4%
Other White6.7%
Mixed8.1%
White British76.9%
Bangladeshi
1%
Caribbean
1%
Other Black
1%
Indian
0.5%
Pakistani
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-0.6
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsBelow average-2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
42%
Local authority average
58%
England average
62%

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

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

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
102
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
100
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
0
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 classes19
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
10
2
8
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
6
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
5
5
Reception, Full-time
22
9
13
Year 1
21
13
8
Year 2
19
8
11
Year 3
30
20
10
Year 4
27
17
10
Year 5
19
6
13
Year 6
31
20
11
Year 2024-2025

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