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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Deborah Albon

location_onMerseyside, L31 2LB

language Visit Website phone 1515265856

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

240

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Merseyside, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Merseyside, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 234 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 69 primaries in Sefton and #4,957 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

79%

LA 57%

Reading97% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 68%

Maths86% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.4

-3.2 to 1.3

-1.4

Write

LA -0.1

-3.5 to 0.8

3.6

Maths

LA -0.2

1.5 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 2.1

0.1

Write

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 2.3

0.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 65%

Reading83% LA 77%

Writing97% LA 77%

Maths86% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 1.0

-0.3 to 4.1

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 2.7

2.3

Maths

LA 0.9

0.3 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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10 November 2020

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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11 May 2011

Inspection Report

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28 January 2010

Inspection Report

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08 April 2008

Inspection Report

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27 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-05-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-04-08

None EIF

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

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 234 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, 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)	234	3	1.3%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	228	3	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	242	5	2.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	240	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	236	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	231	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	226	1	0.4%	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.

Other Difficulty/Disability 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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St Gregory's 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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