St John's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
132796
Address
Fountains Road, Kirkdale, L4 1UN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
537 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
47.7%
Girls
52.3%
First language not English
30.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.7%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 60.7%
Other White 9.1%
African 8.2%
Mixed 4.4%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other 4.1%
Other Black 2.8%
Chinese 2.8%
Indian 2.6%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingWell above average3.8
MathsAbove average2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 80%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St John's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
61
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
66
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
11
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
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 classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
59
29
30
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
58
30
28
Reception, Full-time
59
25
34
Year 1
59
29
30
Year 2
60
31
29
Year 3
61
25
36
Year 4
61
35
26
Year 5
60
26
34
Year 6
60
26
34
Year 2024-2025

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