Woodlands Primary SchoolOur Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Woodlands Primary School and Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Woodlands Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Woodlands Primary School was judged the expected standard and Our Lady of Compassion Catholic 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 62.0% for Woodlands Primary School and 82.0% for Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Woodlands Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School (87.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Woodlands Primary School versus Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolWoodlands Primary SchoolLiverpoolOur Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking26th of 73 in Sefton 14th of 73 in Sefton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll349 232
Capacity342 210
LocationLiverpool, L37 2JN Liverpool, L37 8BZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 82.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard16.0% Stronger figure12.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census351 235
Free school meals (ever 6)10.9% 10.3%
English as an additional language2.0% 3.0%
SEN support8.8% 3.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% 4.3% 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.

Woodlands Primary School

Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School

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