Ofsted
Requires improvement
Inspected 2022
Expected Standard
32%
Age Range
3-11
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bootle, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School is an academy converter in Bootle, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 201 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #66 of 69 primaries in Sefton and #13,442 of 14,143 nationally.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
32%
Read SS
99
Maths SS
98
GPS SS
99
Progress (0 = national avg)
-
Read
-
Write
-
Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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