Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 8 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
Liverpool
Unique reference
131837
Address
Sparrow Hall Road, L9 6BU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
214 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.2%
Girls
45.8%
First language not English
22%
Free school meals (FSM)
52.8%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.7%
African 9.3%
Other White 5.6%
Indian 4.7%
Other Asian 4.7%
Mixed 3.7%
Other Black 3.7%
Other 3.7%
Chinese 1.9%
Irish 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Unclassified 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-0.8
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsWell above average3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
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 classes27.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
8
7
Reception, Full-time
25
16
9
Year 1
28
14
14
Year 2
25
9
16
Year 3
28
18
10
Year 4
28
13
15
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2024-2025

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