St Aloysius Catholic Primary School

St Aloysius Catholic Primary School is a welcoming, respectful school where pupils feel happy, cared for and safe. Inspectors found strong provision across the school, with pupils achieving well in most subjects and being well prepared for the next stage of education. The curriculum is ambitious and well ordered from early years through to Year 6, and pupils with SEND are identified and supported effectively so they can learn alongside their peers. Behaviour is highly positive, personal development is a clear strength, and pupils take on responsibilities and benefit from trips, clubs and careers learning. Phonics and early reading are taught with expertise, staff feel valued, and governance is effective. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was the school's first inspection since the pandemic, and it remains a good school; under the current framework no overall effectiveness grade was issued. Two areas need further work. In a small number of subjects, the school has not set out the smaller steps of knowledge that pupils need, so staff do not always spot gaps in learning. Attendance has improved for many pupils, but some still miss too much school and consequently miss important learning and experiences.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy, cared for and safe and are polite and respectful.
• A strong culture of respect underpins positive behaviour across the school, including early years.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well ordered and reflects the local community and pupils' needs.
• Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well in most subjects and are prepared for the next stage.
• Early years provision builds essential foundations and supports a seamless transition into Year 1.
• Phonics and early reading are taught consistently well by skilled staff.
• Teachers use well-chosen resources and check learning effectively, helping pupils revisit and recap.
• Staff identify additional needs quickly and adapt the curriculum so pupils with SEND learn alongside peers.
• Personal development is a fundamental strength, with responsibilities, trips, clubs and careers learning.
• Staff feel valued and supported, and governance is highly effective.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In a small number of subjects, the school has not clearly identified the knowledge and understanding pupils need to progress.
• Staff do not always recognise gaps in learning for a few pupils.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough, despite strategies to improve attendance.
• Pupils with high absence miss important learning and experiences.

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 Aloysius Catholic Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.4% 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, 0.3% of pupils at St Aloysius 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 St Aloysius Catholic Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.6% 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, 14.2% of pupils at St Aloysius Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 St Aloysius Catholic Primary School received £7,351 and spent £7,576 for each of its 346 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £101,000 (-£291 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 St Aloysius Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Aloysius Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was St Aloysius Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Aloysius Catholic Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does St Aloysius Catholic Primary School have?

St Aloysius Catholic Primary School has 346 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Aloysius Catholic Primary School cover?

St Aloysius Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Aloysius Catholic Primary School?

St Aloysius Catholic Primary School is at Twig Lane, Huyton-with-Roby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 2LF.