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Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Stand Park avenue, Netherton, Bootle L30 3SA · olwcatholicprimary.org · 0151 525 6358
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 32%
- 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
- 204
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 19 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 | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 32% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼32% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132198)
Ofsted
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 26 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132198)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132198), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132198)
Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132198)
Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132198)