Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #105 in Liverpool public Top 99% UK

St Hugh's Catholic Primary School

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

personMiss Andrea Connearn

location_onLiverpool, L7 6HE

language Visit Website phone 1517332899

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

206

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Expected Standard

19%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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St Hugh's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Hugh's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 193 pupils on roll, of whom 75% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 19% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #105 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #14,028 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

19%

LA 55%

Reading30% LA 68%

Writing22% LA 66%

Maths22% LA 66%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

19%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading31% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing19% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths19% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading30% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing35% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths37% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.3

-7.3 to -1.1

-1.3

Write

LA 0.3

-4.2 to 1.7

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.2 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading33% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing44% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths33% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.3

-5.1 to 1.2

-0.3

Write

LA 0.3

-3.1 to 2.6

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.2

-4.1 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 59%

Reading50% LA 70%

Writing58% LA 72%

Maths50% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

-0.6 to 4.6

4.6

Write

LA 0.1

2.1 to 7.1

0.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-2 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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18 January 2023

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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22 May 2013

Inspection Report

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03 May 2011

Inspection Report

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13 May 2010

Inspection Report

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18 September 2006

Inspection Report

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02 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-05-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 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

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2023-01-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Good

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-02-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-05-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-13

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

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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 193 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	193	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	180	1	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	197	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	192	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	183	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	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 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils