OFSTED
6 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Knowsley
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
375
352 full-time ·
23 part-time
Female pupils
191
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
184
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
above England
School
27.2%
Knowsley
41.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.2 pts
below England
School
10.1%
Knowsley
8.8%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Knowsley
0.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.7%
310
Indian
8.0%
30
African
2.1%
8
Any other White background
2.1%
8
White and Black African
1.3%
5
Any other Asian background
0.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.7%
59 of
375 pupils
5.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.50%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.29 pts
higher than
England
School
6.50%
Knowsley
7.68%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.35 pts
higher than
England
School
19.17%
Knowsley
22.49%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.55 pts
lower than
England
School
1.25%
Knowsley
1.96%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.2%
16.0 pts
above England
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
104.2%
Knowsley
99.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.