St John's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 22 2023 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
510 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
28.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.2%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.5%
Other White 10.4%
African 5.3%
Mixed 4.7%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other Black 3.3%
Other 3.3%
Chinese 2.5%
Indian 1.6%
Irish 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 78%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St John's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
59
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
56
25
31
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
48
22
26
Reception, Full-time
58
26
32
Year 1
60
31
29
Year 2
59
25
34
Year 3
60
35
25
Year 4
55
25
30
Year 5
58
26
32
Year 6
56
31
25
Year 2023-2024

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