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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 150184
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 392 Published school capacity
Capacity used 50.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 26 November 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Wirral
Trust HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 196 196 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 89 45.4% of pupils
Male pupils 107 54.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

41.3%
16.5 pts above England
School 41.3%
Wirral 32.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.7%
11.6 pts below England
School 8.7%
Wirral 7.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.2%
167
Any other Asian background
3.6%
7
African
3.1%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
4
White and Asian
1.5%
3
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 29.6% 58 of 196 pupils
8.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.6%
Wirral 25.9%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 7.2 pts above
EHC plans 7.7% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 20
Speech, language & communication 11
No specialist assessment yet 10
Specific learning difficulty 8
Other difficulty or disability 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

50.0% 38.2 pts below England
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
50.0%
Wirral
87.3%
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