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St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy

Primary Ages 3-11 264 pupils Liverpool
Ofsted: Good
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St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy is an academy converter in Liverpool for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 264 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2019 of its predecessor, St Cleopas' Church of England Junior Mixed and Infant School. In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has more teachers for its size than most primary schools: 15.2 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.

Ofsted inspection: May 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Beresford Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L8 4RP
Phone 01517271725
Reference Number 150244

General Makeup

Number of pupils 264
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.59%
Girls: 53.41%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 60.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 16 28
2 18 23 41
3 19 24 43
4 20 21 41
5 16 22 38
6 18 21 39

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 70.1%
White, Other 4.2%
Chinese 4.2%
Mixed, Other 3.4%
African 2.3%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Irish 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Cleopas' Church of England Junior Mixed and Infant School, inspected in June 2019.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
08 May 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

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 106
Maths 105
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 8 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy had 265 pupils for 315 places. 50 places (15.9%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “RIVERSIDE Primary” planning area

Liverpool counted 204 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 185 in 2029–30, down 9%.

20242025
Places 315315
Pupils 272265
Unfilled 13.7%15.9%

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 Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 2.5%
Unauthorised absence 3.9%
Severely absent pupils 1.6%

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, 0.7% of pupils at St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.8
Permanent exclusions 0

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 Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 9.28.6
Teachers who left state teaching 6.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 76.5%–
Sick days per teacher 3.2–

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, 26.1% of pupils at St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 17 0
Social, emotional and mental health 15 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 12 2
Moderate learning difficulty 8 1
Specific learning difficulty 6 0
Physical disability 3 1
Multi-sensory impairment 3 0
No specialist assessment of need 3 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Vision impairment 1 0

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 Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy received £7,926 and spent £8,773 for each of its 273 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £296,000 (£1,086 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust, income was £8,407 and spending £8,419 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £296,000
per pupil £1,086
In-year balance -£231,000
per pupil -£848

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 Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy is part of The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

What is St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2019 of its predecessor, St Cleopas' Church of England Junior Mixed and Infant School.

When was St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy have?

St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy has 264 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy cover?

St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy?

St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy is at Beresford Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L8 4RP.

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