Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

Sandbrook Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3JE

Local ranking61st of 73 primary schools in Sefton

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 104903) since 1 April 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Strong standard
Inclusion: Strong 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): 47.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 63.0%
Writing (Expected): 77.0%
Maths (Expected): 50.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 47.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 100.0
Cohort Size: 30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 197
Boys: 98 (50%)
Girls: 99 (50%)
Capacity: 210 (94% full)
SEND: 20.8%
FSM Eligible: 16.8%
EAL: 1.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 6.6%
SEN Support: 14.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 24.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 8.1
Budget per Pupil: £6,660/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 6.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

White British: 95.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.5%
Black African: 1.5%
White Irish: 0.5%
White Other: 0.5%
Mixed Other: 0.5%

95.4%

White British

1.5%

Mixed White & Asian

1.5%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01704578427

lorna.o'brien@ldst.org.uk

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Sandbrook Road

Southport, North West

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Administrative

URN: 150557
UKPRN: 10094555
Establishment No.: 3307
Trust: LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

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