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St Marie's Catholic Primary School

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

personMr M White

location_onLiverpool, L33 6XL

language Visit Website phone 1514778480

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

228

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Marie'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 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Marie's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Liverpool, Knowsley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 231 pupils on roll, of whom 71% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #32 of 48 primaries in Knowsley and #9,456 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

54%

LA 57%

Reading77% LA 71%

Writing73% LA 67%

Maths65% LA 70%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading50% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.7

-3.6 to 0.5

-1.2

Write

LA 0.4

-3.2 to 0.7

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-3.7 to 0.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.7

-2.4 to 1.9

2.7

Write

LA -0.2

0.8 to 4.7

1.0

Maths

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 60%

Reading41% LA 72%

Writing56% LA 72%

Maths56% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.7

Read

LA 0.1

-8 to -3.4

-3.4

Write

LA -0.3

-5.6 to -1.2

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.8 to -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 October 2024

Inspection Report

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09 June 2021

Inspection Report

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18 May 2016

Inspection Report

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28 April 2015

Inspection Report

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06 November 2014

Inspection Report

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12 September 2014

Inspection Report

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02 April 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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09 February 2009

Inspection Report

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30 November 2005

Inspection Report

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18 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-10-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-05-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-04-02

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 231 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	221	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	222	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	216	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	4	1.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	239	7	2.9%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	228	10	4.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	213	3	1.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	237	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	274	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	285	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	281	4	1.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	271	5	1.8%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils