St Silas Church of England Primary School

St Silas Church of England Primary School has been reaffirmed as an outstanding school during its ungraded inspection. The school is characterized by a strong sense of community where pupils and their families feel welcomed and valued, enhancing their overall educational experience. Pupils display exemplary behavior, high levels of enthusiasm for learning, and respect for others, which contributes to a positive learning environment. The curriculum is ambitious, catering to a diverse student body and effectively meeting the needs of all learners, including those with SEND and English as an additional language. The commitment to personal development and a well-rounded education is evident through various enriching activities offered to pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit exemplary conduct and manners.
• The curriculum is carefully crafted and ambitious.
• Staff are highly skilled and effectively support diverse learning needs.
• Reading is prioritized, resulting in confident and fluent readers.
• Pupils participate in a wide range of enriching extracurricular activities.
• Effective governance supports quality education.
• High attendance rates are maintained.

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 Silas Church of England Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.5% 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, 0.9% of pupils at St Silas Church of England 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 Silas Church of England Primary School had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.6% 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, 24.0% of pupils at St Silas Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 St Silas Church of England Primary School received £11,939 and spent £10,213 for each of its 314 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £30,000 (£95 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,615 and spending £7,643 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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St Silas Church of England Primary School is part of Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Heygreen Primary School Liverpool
• Well Lane Primary School Birkenhead
• Garston Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• Townfield Primary School Wirral
• Croxteth Community Primary School Liverpool
• St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Liverpool
• The District CofE Primary School Newton-Le-Willows
• Shoreside Primary School Southport

What is St Silas Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Silas Church of England Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was St Silas Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Silas Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does St Silas Church of England Primary School have?

St Silas Church of England Primary School has 358 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Silas Church of England Primary School cover?

St Silas Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Silas Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Silas Church of England Primary School?

St Silas Church of England Primary School is at High Park Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L8 3TP.