Ursuline Catholic Primary School

Ursuline Catholic Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, characterized by high expectations and a nurturing environment that fosters both academic and personal growth. Pupils are engaged and happy, excelling across a range of subjects with strong support for those with special educational needs. The school provides a stimulating curriculum and offers a variety of extracurricular activities that enhance students' experiences and development as confident citizens. However, some areas regarding curriculum detail and assessment practices need improvement to ensure all pupils achieve their potential.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement and behavior
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils
• Ambitious and interesting curriculum tailored for all pupils
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Wide range of extracurricular activities
• Strong start for children in the Reception Year
• Positive impact of new phonics programme
• Focus on personal development and well-being

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject curriculums lack detailed learning outlines
• Assessment strategies do not sufficiently check pupil understanding

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 Ursuline Catholic Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 1.0% of pupils at Ursuline Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 Ursuline Catholic Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 13.7% of pupils at Ursuline Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Ursuline Catholic Primary School received £6,476 and spent £6,439 for each of its 408 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £114,000 (£279 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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 Ursuline Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ursuline Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Ursuline Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ursuline Catholic Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Ursuline Catholic Primary School have?

Ursuline Catholic Primary School has 408 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ursuline Catholic Primary School cover?

Ursuline Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ursuline Catholic Primary School?

Ursuline Catholic Primary School is at Nicholas Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 6TT.