St Julie's Catholic Primary School

About St Julie's Catholic Primary School

Parents considering St Julie's Catholic Primary School will find strong signals of satisfaction from the community. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering the period from September 2024 to September 2025, 85% of the 114 respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That's a solid vote of confidence. The school is also notably oversubscribed: for its 24 places in the 2025/26 academic year, it received 73 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.04. All 24 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that while demand is high, families who put it first have a realistic chance. On individual survey questions, the strongest responses came around happiness and safety: 67% of parents strongly agreed their child is happy, and 75% strongly agreed their child feels safe. There was also strong agreement that the school offers a good range of subjects and activities, with 70% strongly agreeing their child can take part in clubs.

Academically, St Julie's performs well above the local average. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the St. Helens local authority average of 61%. That places the school 10th out of 47 primary schools in the borough, comfortably in the top 25% nationally. In reading, 88% met the expected standard and 50% reached the higher standard, while in maths 85% met the expected standard and 38% achieved the higher mark. The average reading score was 110 and the average maths score was 108. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, rated it Good overall, with an Outstanding rating for early years provision. Its previous inspection in 2013 had judged it Outstanding overall, so the current Good rating represents a slight change, though inspectors noted behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management are all Good.

The school is a Roman Catholic primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 228 and currently 221 pupils on roll. Facilities include a library, chapel, music rooms, gymnasium, dining hall and a sensory room. There's a decent range of clubs on offer, including drama, choir, gardening, science club, film club and eco club, plus sports such as rounders, athletics, swimming, dance and cricket. The school supports children with a variety of SEND needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. That said, the Parent View data on SEND support was more mixed: while 43% strongly agreed the school gives SEND children the support they need, 21% disagreed and 7% strongly disagreed, so it's worth discussing this directly with the school if your child has identified needs. Overall, this is a popular, well-regarded local school with strong academic outcomes and a clear Catholic character.

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