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St Marie's Catholic Primary School

Bigdale Drive, Northwood, Liverpool, L33 6XL

Local ranking42nd of 49 primary schools in Knowsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
54.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
73.0%
Maths (Expected)
65.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
81.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
26

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
231
Boys
115 (50%)
Girls
116 (50%)
Capacity
210 (110% full)
SEND
19.5%
FSM Eligible
71.4%
EAL
19.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.8%
SEN Support
14.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.9
Budget per Pupil
£8,478/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
28.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 67.8%
  • White Other: 8.8%
  • Other: 7.5%
  • Black African: 4.8%
  • Black Other: 4.8%
  • Asian Other: 3.1%
  • Mixed Other: 1.3%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.9%

67.8%

White British

8.8%

White Other

7.5%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104466
UKPRN
10075037
Establishment No.
3322