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St Ambrose Catholic Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Alderfield Drive, Speke, Liverpool L24 7SF · stambroseprimary.co.uk · 0151 425 2306
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- 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
- 181
- 77% of 236 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 72.8%
- First language not English
- 17.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 17 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 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 18 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 24 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104672)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Ambrose Catholic Academy on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104672), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104672)
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104672)
Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104672)
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104672)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 24
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (42%) with SEND