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St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 206 pupils Liverpool
Ofsted: Expected standard
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Liverpool for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 206 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026. In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has plenty of spare room: 48% of its places were unfilled in 2024/25, more than at most primary schools.

Ofsted inspection: April 2026. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Overbury Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L7 3HJ
Phone 01517091698
Reference Number 104681

General Makeup

Number of pupils 206
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.03%
Girls: 50.97%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 54.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 60.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 15 30
2 15 13 28
3 16 14 30
4 14 15 29
5 16 20 36
6 13 17 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 15%
White, British 11.2%
Mixed, Other 7.3%
Chinese 4.9%
Asian, Other 3.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.4%
White & Asian 2.9%
Indian 2.9%
Pakistani 1.9%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Caribbean 1.5%

St Anne's Catholic Primary School demonstrates a strong overall performance with a culture of safety and respect. Leaders have established rigorous attendance monitoring and high expectations for behaviour, leading to a calm environment where pupils feel secure and confident. The curriculum is ambitious, ensuring that pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, receive tailored support and achieve strong outcomes in reading and mathematics. The school effectively engages with families and the community, fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity.

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Strong standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Strong standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Strong standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Strong standard
 >  Inclusion Strong standard
 >  Early Years Strong standard
Last Report Date 10 Feb 2026
Date Report
10 Feb 2026 School inspection
09 Nov 2021 School inspection
06 Dec 2017 Full inspection
24 Apr 2013 Full inspection
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
14 Oct 2010 Curriculum and development visit
17 Mar 2009 Full inspection
03 May 2006 Full inspection
11 Oct 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong focus on attendance and behaviour management
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
  • Effective teaching of reading, writing, and mathematics
  • High levels of care and support for vulnerable pupils
  • Strong parental engagement and positive community involvement
  • Well-sequenced early years curriculum that fosters early reading skills
  • Strong personal development initiatives that promote respect and understanding

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not consistently meet national expectations in phonics and writing

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
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 107
Maths 104

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 5.4
Writing 5.5
Maths 4.4

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 1
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Anne's Catholic Primary School had 217 pupils for 420 places. 203 places (48.3%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “PICTON Primary” planning area

Liverpool counted 193 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 165 in 2029–30, down 15%.

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 225225225225210210420420420420420420420420420
Pupils 188193202203200197205246255268245237248237217
Unfilled 16.4%14.2%10.2%9.8%4.8%6.2%51.2%41.4%39.3%36.2%41.7%43.6%41.0%43.6%48.3%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.4%3.4%2.9%2.8%3.1%2.3%1.6%2.8%3.3%2.5%2.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.9%0.4%0.9%0.8%0.7%1.3%0.9%1.8%1.6%2.0%2.1%
Severely absent pupils 0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%0.9%0.0%0.4%1.4%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.30.50.00.00.90.00.00.01.70.41.00.00.01.20.80.0
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000010

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Anne's Catholic Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 14.411.610.19.810.08.310.48.48.78.79.18.510.49.99.510.4
Teachers who left state teaching 8.9%17.9%5.4%9.4%5.6%11.1%0.0%21.7%18.1%6.2%0.0%0.0%7.7%0.0%7.9%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 15.4%66.7%58.3%75.0%58.3%66.7%50.0%76.5%61.1%–62.5%75.0%50.0%68.8%57.1%–
Sick days per teacher 0.26.317.87.54.37.72.410.92.1–3.57.85.44.94.6–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 46.1% of pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 65 2
Social, emotional and mental health 14 0
Specific learning difficulty 8 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 1
Moderate learning difficulty 2 0
Vision impairment 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Anne's Catholic Primary School received £9,472 and spent £9,513 for each of its 203 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £19,000 (£93 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

20192020202120222023202420252026
Revenue reserve -£89,000-£146,000-£19,000£27,000£8,000£8,000£27,000£19,000
per pupil -£333-£525-£72£112£30£33£121£93
In-year balance -£92,000-£57,000£127,000£45,000-£19,000£0£19,000-£8,000
per pupil -£344-£204£489£190-£76£2£86-£41

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Anne's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Anne's Catholic Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was St Anne's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does St Anne's Catholic Primary School have?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Anne's Catholic Primary School cover?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Anne's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Anne's Catholic Primary School?

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is at Overbury Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L7 3HJ.

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