Holy Spirit Catholic Academy

Poulsom Drive, Bootle, L30 2NR

Local ranking43rd of 73 primary schools in Sefton

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

262

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School (URN 104910) since 31 March 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 12 November 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: Good
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): 48.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 62.0%
Writing (Expected): 72.0%
Maths (Expected): 59.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 59.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 100.0
Cohort Size: 29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 164
Boys: 82 (50%)
Girls: 82 (50%)
Capacity: 262 (63% full)
SEND: 42.1%
FSM Eligible: 70.3%
EAL: 7.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 6.1%
SEN Support: 36.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 15.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.2
Budget per Pupil: £7,889/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 26.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
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

White British: 85.4%
White Other: 3.0%
Black Other: 3.0%
Other: 2.4%
Mixed Other: 1.8%
Black African: 1.8%
White Traveller: 1.2%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%

85.4%

White British

3.0%

White Other

3.0%

Black Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01515257497

lchellew@holyspirit.sjcmat.co.uk

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Poulsom Drive

Bootle, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149029
UKPRN: 10090116
Establishment No.: 2006
Trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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