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Ursuline Catholic Primary School

Sefton, L23 6TTPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
30%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
49 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
#13,238
of 13,686 nationally

About Ursuline Catholic Primary School

Ursuline Catholic Primary School in Sefton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections, including an ungraded visit in 2024 that confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: just 30% of pupils reached that benchmark in 2023/24. That figure is well below the Sefton local authority average of 59%, and it places the school 57th out of 59 primary schools in the borough. In the North West region, Ursuline ranks in the bottom 5% of schools, and nationally it sits in the 97th percentile of lowest-performing schools on this measure. The school’s ranking score of 30 on this metric puts it firmly in the bottom 50 tier, a significant gap from the top-performing local primaries like St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate, which scores 93.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressNicholas Road, Liverpool, Sefton, L23 6TT
HeadteacherNichola Robinson
Local AuthoritySefton
Number of Pupils414
Free School Meals (FSM)8.7%
School Capacity414 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (15 May 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 29 Jun 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Sports HallICT SuiteMusic RoomsLibraryForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

TennisGymnasticsRoundersFootball

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubArt ClubCodingChoir

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

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

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