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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Kathryn Fitzsimmons

location_onLiverpool, L36 7XR

language Visit Website phone 1514778370

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Aidan's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Liverpool, Knowsley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 216 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #38 of 48 primaries in Knowsley and #10,227 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 57%

Reading72% LA 71%

Writing64% LA 67%

Maths52% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading57% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.7

-3.9 to 0.9

-2.7

Write

LA 0.4

-5.1 to -0.4

-4.5

Maths

LA 0.3

-6.8 to -2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.7

-1.7 to 2.9

1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 3.2

0.8

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 60%

Reading83% LA 72%

Writing92% LA 72%

Maths88% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 4.3

2.5

Write

LA -0.3

0.2 to 4.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 4.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 October 2021

Inspection Report

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13 September 2016

Inspection Report

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03 July 2015

Inspection Report

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13 January 2015

Inspection Report

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08 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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10 June 2010

Inspection Report

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21 March 2007

Inspection Report

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21 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-10-08

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 216 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	216	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	218	3	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	218	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	231	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	228	4	1.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	234	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	234	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	231	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	234	10	4.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	223	4	1.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	220	4	1.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	226	2	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils