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St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Sidney Powell Avenue, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool L32 0TP · smaaaprimary.co.uk · 0151 477 8400
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Knowsley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 419
- 29 over 390 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% 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 | 40 | 33 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 38 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Needs attention
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2011Requires 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
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 24
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied