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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Maria Richardson

location_onLiverpool, L21 0EP

language Visit Website phone 1519283676

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

143

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Expected Standard

29%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Liverpool, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 147 pupils on roll, of whom 63% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #64 of 69 primaries in Sefton and #12,881 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 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

29%

LA 57%

Reading71% LA 73%

Writing33% LA 68%

Maths71% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading36% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing36% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading27% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing27% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths47% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.4

-2.9 to 3.7

-3.6

Write

LA -0.1

-6.8 to -0.5

1.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading43% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.0

Read

LA -0.1

-8.2 to -1.8

-3.9

Write

LA -0.6

-6.9 to -1.0

-3.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-6.0 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 65%

Reading67% LA 77%

Writing72% LA 77%

Maths89% LA 78%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 1.0

-0.3 to 5.3

2.4

Write

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 5

3.2

Maths

LA 0.9

0.7 to 5.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 September 2022

Inspection Report

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24 November 2015

Inspection Report

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21 June 2012

Inspection Report

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02 December 2008

Inspection Report

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15 February 2006

Inspection Report

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11 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-09-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-11-24

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-06-21

None Legacy

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

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(3 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 147 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, 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)	147	3	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	151	1	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	155	2	1.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	148	1	0.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	154	1	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	143	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	141	1	0.7%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	153	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	147	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	144	4	2.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	139	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	136	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	144	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	144	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	141	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	148	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	146	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	136	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	137	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	130	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	141	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	139	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	134	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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