St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and NurseryKensington Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.
Summary of the comparison
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery and Kensington Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Kensington Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery was judged the expected standard and Kensington Primary 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 63.0% for St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery and 34.0% for Kensington Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (84.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kensington Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 34.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolSt Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | LiverpoolKensington Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 106 in Liverpool Stronger figure | 65th of 106 in Liverpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 238 | 543 | |
| Capacity | 262 | 585 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L7 0LH | Liverpool, L7 2QG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 63.0% Stronger figure | 34.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% Stronger figure | 1.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 238 | 558 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.7% | 51.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.1% | 65.6% | |
| SEN support | 18.1% | 17.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 5.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.0% | 14.7% Stronger figure | 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.
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Kensington Primary School
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