St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

About St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

St Gregory's Catholic Primary School in Liverpool is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary that is currently running well above its official capacity. With 243 pupils on roll against a school capacity of 210, the school is clearly in high demand locally. That demand is backed up by the admissions data for the 2025/26 intake: the school received 39 applications for 30 places, with 29 of those coming as first preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.39. The school serves a community with significant economic disadvantage — 47.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average and places it among the more deprived intakes in the Liverpool area. The school also offers nursery provision for children from age 2, meaning families can start their child's education here early. Headteacher Michelle Roney leads a mixed-gender primary that is popular enough to turn away a notable number of first-preference applicants each year.

Academically, St Gregory's produces a mixed picture. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is notably below the Liverpool local authority average of 59%, and places the school 81st out of 102 primary schools in the area — in the bottom half of the league table. Looking at individual subjects, 69% met the expected standard in both reading and writing, while 62% did so in maths. The school's strongest subject at the higher standard is reading, where 21% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark, compared with 10% in maths and just 3% in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths. Ofsted's most recent inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2024, confirmed the school remains Good overall — a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2018. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a dining hall, art studios, an ICT suite, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, netball, gymnastics, athletics and rounders, while extracurricular clubs include gardening, art, coding, science and film. For families with children who have additional needs, the school has identified SEND support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed, so families applying from outside the Catholic faith or catchment area should be aware that competition for places is strong. St Gregory's will suit families who value a faith-based primary with a strong sense of community and a broad range of activities, but who are also realistic about academic outcomes that sit below the local average.

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