Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in most areas and 'Outstanding' in personal development and early years provision. The school fosters a caring and inclusive environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), thrive. With a strong emphasis on academic achievement, the school's ambitious curriculum supports students in making solid progress in their learning. However, the school is making adjustments in certain subjects to improve pupils' long-term retention of knowledge.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with high expectations for all pupils.
• Ambitious and engaging curriculum tailored to meet student needs.
• Outstanding personal development and early years provision.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Safe and respectful school environment with effective safeguarding measures.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have inadequate retention of prior learning among pupils.
• Monitoring of curriculum changes is at an early stage.

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 Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton 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 Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.7% 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, 20.4% of pupils at Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton received £6,667 and spent £6,702 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £34,000 (-£160 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,382 and spending £7,357 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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Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton is part of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Halewood Church of England Primary Academy Liverpool
• Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Widnes
• The Beacon Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens St Helens
• Rainford CofE Primary School St Helens
• St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull Liverpool
• St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School Warrington
• St James' Church of England Primary School St Helens
• St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate Liverpool

What is Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton last inspected by Ofsted?

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton have?

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton cover?

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton?

Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton is at Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 5JF.