Malvern Primary SchoolSt Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.

Summary of the comparison

Malvern Primary School and St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Malvern Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Malvern Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Malvern Primary School was judged exceptional and St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Malvern Primary School and 76.0% for St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Malvern Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School (73.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Malvern Primary School versus St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolMalvern Primary SchoolLiverpoolSt Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureB74/100
Local ranking1st of 49 in Knowsley Stronger figure7th of 49 in Knowsley
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll464 465
Capacity505 480
LocationLiverpool, L14 6XA Liverpool, L14 0JG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure76.0% 62.0%
At higher standard18.0% Stronger figure14.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census464 465
Free school meals (ever 6)22.0% 37.0%
English as an additional language1.3% 11.2%
SEN support13.8% 18.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.3% Stronger figure14.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Malvern Primary School

St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School

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