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St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School

Church Road, Litherland, Liverpool, L21 8NZ

Local ranking51st of 73 primary schools in Sefton
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 16 June 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
41.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
52.0%
Writing (Expected)
59.0%
Maths (Expected)
59.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
62.0%
Reading avg scaled score
100.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
101.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
200
Boys
103 (52%)
Girls
94 (48%)
Capacity
210 (94% full)
SEND
19.0%
FSM Eligible
27.5%
EAL
10.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.5%
SEN Support
16.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,313/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
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: 84.5%
  • Asian Other: 3.5%
  • White Other: 3.0%
  • Mixed Other: 3.0%
  • Black African: 3.0%
  • Black Other: 1.0%
  • White Irish: 0.5%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.5%

84.5%

White British

3.5%

Asian Other

3.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104898
UKPRN
10071404
Establishment No.
3025

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