St Ambrose Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Feb 25 2025 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
Liverpool
Unique reference
149133
Address
Alderfield Drive, Speke, L24 7SF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
204 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
50.5%
Girls
49.5%
First language not English
18.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
61.3%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 6%
Indian 4.4%
African 2.9%
Other 2.9%
Other Black 1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell below average-3.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
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 105
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Ambrose Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
5
11
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
5
5
Reception, Full-time
14
9
5
Year 1
19
8
11
Year 2
28
11
17
Year 3
28
12
16
Year 4
31
15
16
Year 5
29
20
9
Year 6
29
18
11
Year 2024-2025

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