Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

About Our Lady's Catholic Primary School

Parents considering Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School will find a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed by a ratio of 2:1, receiving 54 applications for just 27 places. Of those, 26 families put it down as their first preference, and all 26 were offered a spot. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, and it’s backed up by the parent experience: in its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in 2023, the school was judged to have remained Good. The previous graded inspection in 2013 also rated it Good across the board, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all scoring 2. So the school has held a consistent Good rating over time, which will reassure parents looking for stability.

Academically, Our Lady’s performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Knowsley average of 60%. That puts the school 9th out of 47 primary schools in the borough, comfortably in the top 20%. Reading is a particular strength: the average scaled score was 110, with 59% of pupils reaching the higher standard. Maths also performed strongly, with an average score of 107 and 90% of pupils meeting the expected standard. The school’s ranking score of 72 places it in the top 50 nationally by this metric. While progress scores aren’t available in the data, the raw attainment figures show pupils are leaving Year 6 with solid foundations, especially in literacy and numeracy.

The school is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has 232 pupils against a capacity of 210, so it’s running slightly over its official number. Facilities include a chapel, sensory room, ICT suite, dining hall and outdoor playground. Sports provision covers athletics, gymnastics, dance, swimming, cricket and tennis, and there are clubs for book, science and gardening. The school lists SEND support for moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and other difficulties. With 14% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is broadly representative of the local area. This is a school that suits families who value a consistent Good rating, above-average results, and a faith-based setting with strong community demand.

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