Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School has been judged as outstanding in all areas during its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils are happy, safe, and engaged in their learning. Their ambitious curriculum allows students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to thrive academically and socially, developing into confident individuals well-prepared for future challenges. With strong leadership from the head of school and the trust, the school establishes clear expectations for behaviour while promoting individual growth and responsibility among pupils.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and positive attitudes of pupils
• Ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils
• High quality training and resources for teachers
• Strong emphasis on reading with successful phonics implementation
• Effective personal development programmes promoting British values and diversity
• Supportive school environment that nurtures pupils' interests and talents
• Well-managed staff workload and well-being

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 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% 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 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.0% 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, 9.9% of pupils at Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 2024–25 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School received £9,878 and spent £8,997 for each of its 397 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £992,000 (£2,499 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,250 and spending £8,645 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School is part of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead Prenton
• St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Wallasey
• St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Wallasey
• St John Plessington Catholic College Wirral
• SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Wallasey
• St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Ellesmere Port
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Runcorn
• Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Warrington

What is Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School have?

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School has 435 pupils on roll.

What age range does Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School cover?

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School?

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School is at Rigby Drive, Greasby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 1RE.