St John Bosco Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Green Lane
Maghull
Liverpool
Merseyside
L31 8BW
Phone 01515202628
Reference Number 104941

St John Bosco Catholic Primary School continues to demonstrate a good standard of education, characterized by a strong sense of community and positive relationships between staff and pupils. Pupils display enthusiasm and take pride in their work, showing good behavior and a willingness to follow school rules. The school's curriculum is ambitious and designed thoughtfully to facilitate learning, particularly emphasizing reading as a primary focus. Staff are dedicated to supporting pupils’ individual needs, contributing to a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and valued.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 210
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.52%
Girls: 50.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 15 30
2 17 12 29
3 14 15 29
4 17 13 30
5 12 18 30
6 16 16 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.1%
White, Other 1.4%
Pakistani 1%
Indian 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 30 Nov 2022
Date Report
30 Nov 2022 School inspection
20 Apr 2017 Short inspection
13 Jun 2013 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
31 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
26 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a supportive learning environment.
  • Curriculum is ambitious and well-structured to prepare pupils for future stages.
  • Effective phonics and reading curriculum leads to fluency in reading by the end of key stage 1.
  • Pupils engage enthusiastically in extracurricular activities and community service.
  • Staff are well-trained, and there are effective systems in place for safeguarding.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subject leaders do not adequately monitor the delivery of curriculum content.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

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 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 0.2
Writing -0.5
Maths 0.9

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 27 3
Third Preference 17 1
From another Local Authority 4 1

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