St Luke's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Shaw Lane
Prescot
Merseyside
L35 5AT
Phone 01514778580
Reference Number 104460

St Luke’s Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a rating of good across most domains. The school is commended for fostering a supportive and safe environment where pupils are proud to attend and demonstrate a strong eagerness to learn. The leadership is proactive, with an ambitious curriculum that allows for high expectations and effective teaching strategies. Additionally, the school has made significant strides in addressing the needs of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they have access to the full curriculum and achieve well. However, there are notable concerns regarding the early years provision, where the curriculum lacks clarity in some areas, potentially hindering children's preparation for Year 1. Furthermore, certain subjects are not adequately assessed, leading to uncertainty about whether pupils are achieving the expected learning outcomes. These areas require targeted improvement to ensure consistency in educational quality throughout all stages of learning.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 214
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.53%
Girls: 50.47%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 46.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 15 24
2 13 13 26
3 19 12 31
4 12 17 29
5 11 16 27
6 17 11 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 43.9%
Indian 22.9%
Asian, Other 11.2%
African 8.9%
White, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 1.9%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 05 Apr 2022
Date Report
05 Apr 2022 School inspection:
03 Jul 2018 Full inspection:
12 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
12 Jan 2009 Full inspection:
23 Jan 2008 Curriculum and development visit
07 Dec 2005 Full inspection:
18 Sep 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are proud to attend and enjoy learning at the school.
  • Staff care about pupils, creating a calm and supportive environment.
  • High expectations for all pupils contribute to their eagerness to learn.
  • Well-designed curriculum with knowledgeable subject leaders.
  • Strong emphasis on supporting pupils with SEND.
  • Variety of clubs and activities enhancing personal development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Early years curriculum lacks clarity in some areas of learning.
  • Assessment strategies in a minority of subjects are not well developed.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.1
Writing -0.6
Maths -1.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 14 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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