SCHOOL PROFILE

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 133337
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 106.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

31 January 2024
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 224 202 full-time · 22 part-time
Female pupils 99 44.2% of pupils
Male pupils 125 55.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.6%
3.8 pts above England
School 28.6%
Liverpool 34.5%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.0%
12.3 pts below England
School 8.0%
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
81.3%
182
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
8
African
3.1%
7
Chinese
2.2%
5
White and Black African
2.2%
5
Any other Asian background
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 29.9% 67 of 224 pupils
9.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.9%
Liverpool 26.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.7% 53 pupils
England 14.8% 8.9 pts above
EHC plans 6.3% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Specific learning difficulty 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Physical disability 3

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

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Liverpool 55.8%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
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

8.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.11 pts higher than England
School 8.33%
Liverpool 7.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

23.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.07 pts higher than England
School 23.89%
Liverpool 19.97%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.11%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 1.11%
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

106.7% 18.5 pts above England
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
106.7%
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