Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Arnot Street
Walton-on-the-Hill
Liverpool
Merseyside
L4 4ED
Phone 01512861400
Reference Number 135267

Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance with a positive learning environment where pupils feel happy, safe, and motivated. The school's ethos of being 'Ready, Kind and Safe' is reflected in pupils' respectful attitudes towards diversity and each other. Leaders have established a robust and engaging curriculum that supports all pupils, including those in early years and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), allowing them to thrive academically and personally.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 480
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.46%
Girls: 48.54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 54.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 30 61
2 34 24 58
3 28 32 60
4 35 25 60
5 29 31 60
6 30 27 57

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 54%
African 21%
White, Other 6.3%
Mixed, Other 2.9%
White & Asian 2.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
Indian 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1%
Pakistani 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 29 Nov 2022
Date Report
29 Nov 2022 School inspection
31 Jan 2017 Full inspection:
28 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
17 Jun 2009 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy, safe, and confident in their learning environment.
  • An ambitious and well-designed curriculum engages all pupils.
  • Strong emphasis on reading and provision of well-resourced libraries.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND ensures equality of opportunity.
  • Pupils display excellent behaviour and empathy towards others.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not read as widely as they could across all subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

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 105
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 0
Writing -0.2
Maths 2.2

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Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 38 0
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 5 3

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