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St Monica's Catholic Primary School

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

personMr James Gouldbourne

location_onBootle, L20 9EB

language Visit Website phone 1515251245

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

455

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Monica's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bootle, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Monica's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bootle, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 454 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #40 of 69 primaries in Sefton and #9,829 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. 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

53%

LA 57%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 68%

Maths63% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 1.9

1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.5

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.1

-0.5 to 2.7

-0.1

Write

LA -0.6

-1.5 to 1.4

0.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 65%

Reading89% LA 77%

Writing89% LA 77%

Maths84% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 1.0

-0.3 to 2.9

-0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 1.1

0.3

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.1 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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12 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 June 2011

Inspection Report

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11 June 2008

Inspection Report

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03 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-04

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

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-03-12

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-06-09

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(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 454 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	454	2	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	457	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	456	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	457	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	465	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	465	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	473	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	466	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	472	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	468	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	470	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	466	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 25 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils