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St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School

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

personMs Susan Sullivan

location_onLiverpool, L21 8NZ

language Visit Website phone 1519281483

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

201

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Liverpool, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #56 of 69 primaries in Sefton and #12,263 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

41%

LA 57%

Reading52% LA 73%

Writing59% LA 68%

Maths59% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading69% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.4

-2.4 to 2.3

-0.8

Write

LA -0.1

-3.0 to 1.5

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.1

-3.9 to 0.6

-1.7

Write

LA -0.6

-3.7 to 0.4

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.8 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 65%

Reading82% LA 77%

Writing79% LA 77%

Maths79% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 1.0

-0.8 to 3.6

0.5

Write

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 2.6

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.9 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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28 June 2016

Inspection Report

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13 October 2014

Inspection Report

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24 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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15 April 2010

Inspection Report

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21 June 2007

Inspection Report

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01 July 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-07-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-06-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-06-24

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 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 200 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	200	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	5	2.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	198	3	1.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	201	7	3.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	200	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	204	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	201	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	205	6	2.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	206	5	2.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	200	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	197	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	189	7	3.7%	0.5%	0

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 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils