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St Nicholas Catholic Academy

Liverpool, L3 5XFPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
56%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
11 1st-choice / 16 places
Ranking
#9,238
of 13,686 nationally

About St Nicholas Catholic Academy

St Nicholas Catholic Academy in Liverpool holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in January 2025, with every graded category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all rated Good. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard attainment, which sits at 56% of pupils. That figure is just three percentage points below the Liverpool local authority average of 59%, placing the school 65th out of 102 primary schools in the borough. While the school’s ranking places it in the bottom half nationally, its maths average score of 107 and reading average score of 106 both exceed the national benchmark of 100, suggesting solid foundations in core subjects. A quarter of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, with maths seeing the strongest higher-standard performance at 33%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressOrthes Street, Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 5XF
HeadteacherJames King
Local AuthorityLiverpool
Number of Pupils188
Free School Meals (FSM)33.3%
School Capacity188 / 210 (90% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 3 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Outdoor PlaygroundDining HallForest SchoolICT SuiteSports HallPlaying FieldsLibrarySensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

DanceFootballCricketSwimmingRounders

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirEco ClubChessCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVision

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

After-school care

15:15-17:50

Source: stnicholasliverpool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Nicholas Catholic Academy

St Nicholas Catholic Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.