St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

About St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Parents considering St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery will find strong reassurance in the most recent Parent View responses. Of the 66 families who took part, 91% said they would recommend the school, and the feedback on day-to-day experience is notably positive. 65% of parents strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, with a further 33% agreeing, and 74% strongly agreed that their child feels safe. Behaviour is also a clear strength: 64% strongly agreed the school ensures pupils are well behaved. The school is clearly popular locally, with 62 applications for 30 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, making it oversubscribed by a ratio of 2.07 to one. 31 of those applications were first-preference choices, and 28 first-preference offers were made, suggesting that while competition is real, a well-timed application stands a good chance.

Academically, St Sebastian's performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the Liverpool local authority average of 59%. This places the school 20th out of 102 primary schools in the area, putting it in the top 20% locally and the top 26% nationally. Results in individual subjects are particularly strong in reading, where 87% met the expected standard and 61% reached the higher standard. Writing and maths also performed well, with 90% and 81% at expected levels respectively. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2024 rated it Good across all areas, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This represents a change from its previous Outstanding rating in 2015, but the inspection was a graded one and the school continues to deliver solid outcomes.

The school offers a nursery provision for children from age three and caters for a mixed cohort of 238 pupils, with 37.7% eligible for free school meals. Facilities include a gymnasium, music rooms, an ICT suite, art studios and a chapel, and the sports programme covers gymnastics, dance, football, tennis, cricket and swimming. A range of clubs including drama, eco club, art club and choir are available. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. However, the Parent View data on SEND support is more mixed: while 36% agreed and 27% strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need, 27% strongly disagreed, so it is worth discussing this directly with the school if your child has an education, health and care plan.

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