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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

Sandy Lane, Lydiate, Merseyside, L31 2LB

Local ranking14th of 73 primary schools in Sefton
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 December 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
79.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
97.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
90.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
111.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
234
Boys
124 (53%)
Girls
110 (47%)
Capacity
210 (111% full)
SEND
17.1%
FSM Eligible
5.7%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.0%
SEN Support
17.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,611/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
7.1% 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: 96.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.8%
  • White Other: 0.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
  • Asian Indian: 0.4%
  • Asian Other: 0.4%

96.6%

White British

0.8%

Mixed White & Asian

0.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104936
UKPRN
10074968
Establishment No.
3367

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