St Charles' Catholic Academy
St Charles' Catholic Academy is an academy converter in Liverpool for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 196 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Charles' Catholic Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2023 of its predecessor, St Charles' Catholic Primary School.
Ofsted inspection: June 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Tramway Road Aigburth Liverpool Merseyside L17 7JA |
| Reference Number | 151673 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 196 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50%
Girls: 50% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 35.3% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 7.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 6 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 78.1% |
| White, Other | 7.1% |
| African | 2.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 2% |
| White & Asian | 1.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.5% |
| Indian | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Charles' Catholic Primary School, inspected in February 2023.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 8 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 12 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 St Charles' Catholic Academy had 171 pupils for 210 places. 39 places (18.6%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “ST MICHAEL'S Primary” planning area
Liverpool counted 65 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 77 in 2029–30, up 18%.
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 2025–26 St Charles' Catholic Academy had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 14.6 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 18.4% of pupils at St Charles' Catholic Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 12 | 4 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 8 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 7 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 5 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
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.
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All schools in Liverpool · Liverpool local authority: places and applications
St Charles' Catholic Academy is part of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:
- St Nicholas Catholic Academy Liverpool
- St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy Liverpool
- The Trinity Catholic Academy Liverpool
- Notre Dame Catholic Academy Liverpool
- St Ambrose Catholic Academy Liverpool
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Bootle
- Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy Runcorn
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy St Helens
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy St. Helens
- Holy Family Catholic Academy Wigan
What is St Charles' Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Charles' Catholic Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2023 of its predecessor, St Charles' Catholic Primary School.
When was St Charles' Catholic Academy last inspected by Ofsted?
St Charles' Catholic Academy was last inspected in June 2025.
How many pupils does St Charles' Catholic Academy have?
St Charles' Catholic Academy has 196 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Charles' Catholic Academy cover?
St Charles' Catholic Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St Charles' Catholic Academy?
St Charles' Catholic Academy is at Tramway Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 7JA.