Ursuline Catholic Primary SchoolValewood Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Ursuline Catholic Primary School and Valewood Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Ursuline Catholic Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Valewood Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Valewood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ursuline Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Valewood 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 56.0% for Ursuline Catholic Primary School and 70.0% for Valewood Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Ursuline Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ursuline Catholic Primary School versus Valewood Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolUrsuline Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpoolValewood Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking48th of 73 in Sefton Stronger figure54th of 73 in Sefton
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll408 208
Capacity420 210
LocationLiverpool, L23 6TT Liverpool, L23 7YG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census414 210
Free school meals (ever 6)9.2% 8.6%
English as an additional language1.7% 1.9%
SEN support14.0% 9.5%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 6.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence6.1% 4.4% 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

Full profiles: Ursuline Catholic Primary School · Valewood Primary School