SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 104632
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 252 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Liverpool
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 219 210 full-time · 9 part-time
Female pupils 102 46.6% of pupils
Male pupils 117 53.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

52.5%
27.7 pts above England
School 52.5%
Liverpool 34.5%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

21.5%
1.2 pts above England
School 21.5%
Liverpool 22.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Liverpool 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.0%
149
Any other White background
13.2%
29
African
5.9%
13
Any other Black background
3.2%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 40.2% 88 of 219 pupils
19.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 40.2%
Liverpool 26.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.8% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 8.0 pts above
EHC plans 17.4% 38 pupils
England 6.0% 11.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 34
Other difficulty or disability 13
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Moderate learning difficulty 9
No specialist assessment yet 5

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

55.0% 5.4 pts below England
School 55.0%
Liverpool 55.8%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Liverpool 69.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Liverpool 66.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Liverpool 67.0%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.30 pts higher than England
School 7.51%
Liverpool 7.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.28%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.47 pts higher than England
School 22.28%
Liverpool 19.97%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.37 pts higher than England
School 2.17%
Liverpool 2.08%
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

86.9% 1.3 pts below England
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School
86.9%
Liverpool
98.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information