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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
School Lane, Litherland, Liverpool L21 7LX · englishmartyrs.co.uk · 0151 928 5601
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 467
- 47 over 420 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 88% 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 | 57 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Sefton it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 28
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 11% who had a child bullied