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St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Chelwood Avenue, Childwall, Liverpool L16 2LN · paschalbaylon.org.uk · 0151 722 0464
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- 51 over 369 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 85% 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 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 62 | 83 | 1.3▲ | 72% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲27% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 86
- 21% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (15%) with SEND