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St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided

Montague Road, Liverpool L13 5TE · stoswaldsschool.com · 0151 228 8436

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
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
608
97% of 630 places
Local authority
Liverpool
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
34.5%
First language not English
30.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 71 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 61 (Places 72)61September 2023: 65 (Places 70)65September 2024: 51 (Places 58)51September 2025: 57 (Places 63)57September 2026: 64 (Places 71)64Places 71
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202671640.9100%
September 2025Sept 202563570.9100%
September 2024Sept 202458510.9100%
September 2023Sept 202370650.9100%
September 2022Sept 202272610.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 54% (England 53%)54%2016/17: 61% (England 61%)61%2017/18: 71% (England 64%)71%2018/19: 83% (England 65%)83%2022/23: 58% (England 60%)58%2023/24: 56% (England 61%)56%2024/25: 60% (England 62%)60%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●60%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●105105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104658)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 19 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Oswald's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
18 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
78%
Replies
32
5% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼85% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲79% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 28% who had a child bullied

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