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St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Leeside Avenue, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool L32 9QX · stlaurences.co.uk · 0151 546 4733
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Knowsley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 390
- 10 over 380 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.2%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 48 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 30 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 51 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 55 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Knowsley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Laurence's Catholic Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 42
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 10% who had a child bullied