Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Price Street
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 8DU
Phone 01516523366
Reference Number 105086

Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School is performing well, having recently been inspected for the first time in 12 years, after previously receiving an 'Outstanding' grade. The overall effectiveness has been rated as 'Good', with noticeable strengths in the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Pupils demonstrate positive relationships with staff and peers and are keen learners who feel safe in the school environment. There are significant improvements in the curriculum under the current leadership, with a strong emphasis on reading and support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, the school is facing challenges such as inconsistent application of the behaviour policy by some staff and gaps in pupils' retention of knowledge, indicating areas that require further attention to ensure all students excel consistently.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 470
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.02%
Girls: 52.98%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 31 56
2 28 23 51
3 27 28 55
4 24 26 50
5 28 37 65
6 26 34 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 79.8%
African 4.5%
White, Other 3.8%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Asian, Other 2.1%
Chinese 1.5%
Indian 1.1%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 30 Nov 2022
Date Report
30 Nov 2022 School inspection:
28 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
06 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
25 Nov 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations for pupil achievement and behaviour
  • Strong relationships between pupils and staff
  • Improvements in the curriculum leading to better pupil achievement
  • Effective support for students with SEND
  • Prioritization of reading across the school
  • Well-ordered personal development curriculum
  • Positive parental feedback

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent application of behaviour policy by some staff
  • Gaps in pupils' retention of knowledge over time

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 36%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 100

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 -1.8
Writing 0.1
Maths -3.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 7 1
From another Local Authority 1 1

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