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St Silas Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
High Park Street, Toxteth, Liverpool L8 3TP · stsilasprimaryschool.co.uk · 0151 727 6067
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 358
- 118 over 240 places · 149%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.4%
- First language not English
- 74%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 73% 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 | 45 | 59 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 58 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 30 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Silas Church of England Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 19 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104615), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104615)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 30
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (33%) with SEND