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St Ambrose Catholic Academy

Alderfield Drive, Speke, Liverpool, L24 7SF

Local ranking83rd of 110 primary schools in Liverpool
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

236

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 25 February 2025 — 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
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
72.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
86.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
72.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
29

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
204
Boys
103 (50%)
Girls
101 (50%)
Capacity
236 (86% full)
SEND
25.5%
FSM Eligible
71.9%
EAL
18.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.4%
SEN Support
22.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Budget per Pupil
£8,689/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.4% 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
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  • White British: 74.0%
  • White Other: 8.8%
  • Asian Indian: 4.4%
  • Black African: 2.9%
  • Other: 2.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.5%
  • Mixed Other: 2.5%
  • Black Other: 1.0%

74.0%

White British

8.8%

White Other

4.4%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149133
UKPRN
10090472
Establishment No.
2049
Trust
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST