SCHOOL PROFILE

Faith Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 149406
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England/Roman Catholic
Local authority Liverpool
Trust THE LIVERPOOL JOINT CATHOLIC AND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 178 167 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 94 52.8% of pupils
Male pupils 84 47.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

61.2%
36.4 pts above England
School 61.2%
Liverpool 34.5%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

44.9%
24.6 pts above England
School 44.9%
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
52.8%
94
Any other ethnic group
23.0%
41
Any other White background
7.3%
13
African
5.1%
9
Any other Asian background
3.9%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
6
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 37.6% 67 of 178 pupils
16.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.6%
Liverpool 26.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 33.7% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 18.9 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Specific learning difficulty 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
No specialist assessment yet 4
Vision impairment 1

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

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Liverpool 55.8%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

61.0%

12.8 pts below England

School 61.0%
Liverpool 69.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

50.0%

20.3 pts below England

School 50.0%
Liverpool 66.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

57.0%

15.0 pts below England

School 57.0%
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

3.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.44 pts lower than England
School 3.78%
Liverpool 7.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.46%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.35 pts lower than England
School 5.46%
Liverpool 19.97%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
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

74.2% 14.0 pts below England
Faith Primary Academy
74.2%
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