Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolThe Beacon Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School and The Beacon Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Beacon Church of England Primary School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Beacon Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School was judged Good and The Beacon Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School and 58.0% for The Beacon Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Beacon Church of England Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School versus The Beacon Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpoolThe Beacon Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking63rd of 106 in Liverpool 2nd of 106 in Liverpool Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll376 474
Capacity402 340
LocationLiverpool, L5 3QF Liverpool, L5 3QG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% 58.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census385 494
Free school meals (ever 6)43.3% 44.6%
English as an additional language24.7% 27.3%
SEN support19.7% 17.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.9% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.8% 8.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School

The Beacon Church of England Primary School

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