Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Nov 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 149029
- Address
- Poulsom Drive, Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Poulsom Drive, L30 2NR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 164 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 69.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 36.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 2.4% |
| Mixed | 2.4% |
| Other Black | 3% |
| Other White | 3% |
| White British | 85.4% |
| African | 1.8% |
| Irish Traveller | 1.2% |
| Other Asian | 0.6% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.6
WritingAverage-2.7
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 48% |
| Local authority average | 58% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 7% |
| Local authority average | 5% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 101 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 100 |
| Local authority average | 104 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 14
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 16 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 15 7 8 |
| Year 1 | 17 13 4 |
| Year 2 | 16 8 8 |
| Year 3 | 24 10 14 |
| Year 4 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 5 | 24 9 15 |
| Year 6 | 29 15 14 |