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Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Hedgefield Road, Belle Vale, Liverpool L25 2RW · ourladyoftheassumption.co.uk · 0151 487 9301
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 224
- 14 over 210 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
- First language not English
- 8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 25 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 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 16
- 7% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied