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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Back Lane, Crosby, Liverpool L23 4UA · stmaryscatholicprimary.org · 0151 924 4447
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 101
- 96% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.8%
- First language not English
- 1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 15 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 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104927)
Ofsted
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104927)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104927), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104927)
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104927)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104927)