St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

About St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School in Sefton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school's most recent graded inspection took place in 2017, and an ungraded visit in 2023 confirmed that it remains Good. The most telling exam metric for this primary school is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 51%. This is below the Sefton local authority average of 59%, placing the school 43rd out of 59 similar primaries in the area. In the national rankings, it sits in the bottom half of all primary schools. However, the picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 77% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, and average scores in both reading and maths sit at 104, which is in line with the national average of 100.

Breaking down the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results further, the school's performance is strongest in maths, where 14% of pupils achieved the higher standard, compared to 12% in reading and just 4% in writing. This suggests a curriculum that prioritises numeracy, though the writing results may be an area for future focus. Ofsted's 2017 graded inspection rated leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all as Good, and the 2023 ungraded visit found no reason to change that judgement. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage: 51.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. Despite this, the school manages to achieve broadly average scores in reading and maths, which speaks to consistent teaching. The school is oversubscribed, with 55 applications for 35 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 33 of those applications came from first-preference families.

St Elizabeth's is a Roman Catholic primary for children aged 2 to 11, with nursery provision on site. Its facilities include an outdoor playground, ICT suite, sensory room, sports hall and a chapel, and it offers a range of clubs from science and chess to gardening and choir. Sports provision is solid, with cricket, football, dance, swimming, gymnastics and rounders all available. The school has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, dyslexia, visual impairment, physical disability and social, emotional and mental health support. With 426 pupils on roll against a capacity of 425, the school is effectively full. For Catholic families in Sefton, this is a popular local option, though those seeking the highest academic outcomes may want to look at nearby St Robert Bellarmine, which is rated Outstanding and sits just 0.7 km away.

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