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St Paul's Catholic Junior School

Spring Grove, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 8SJ

Local ranking81st of 106 primary schools in Liverpool
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

480

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
Inclusion
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
46.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
65.0%
Writing (Expected)
68.0%
Maths (Expected)
55.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
63.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
128

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
500
Boys
254 (51%)
Girls
246 (49%)
Capacity
480 (104% full)
SEND
20.0%
FSM Eligible
22.8%
EAL
7.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.2%
SEN Support
16.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
21.2
Budget per Pupil
£5,915/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No 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: 91.6%
  • White Other: 2.6%
  • Asian Indian: 1.4%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.4%
  • Black African: 0.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
  • Mixed Other: 0.6%
  • Asian Other: 0.4%

91.6%

White British

2.6%

White Other

1.4%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104661
UKPRN
10075006
Establishment No.
3584

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