All Saints Catholic Primary School, Bootle

Ofsted's report card from its 14 April 2026 inspection grades All Saints Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance is high and reflects their enjoyment of school and learning."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have made astute decisions about how to design their curriculum to place a deliberate focus on early language, reading, phonics and early writing."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders demonstrate a strong and consistent commitment to fostering a highly inclusive learning environment."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "All Saints' provision for pupils' personal development is woven into all aspects of the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils start school with skills below those typical for their age, but quickly start to make progress through the curriculum."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "All Saints' ambitious curriculum is coherently sequenced and appropriately structured, enabling pupils to build knowledge and skills progressively across year groups."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school's vision, which is rooted in its Catholic ethos, drives a commitment to developing the pupils of All Saints both academically and pastorally."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum, particularly in relation to writing, is consistently well taught across all year groups to meet the diverse needs of the pupils in this school".

In its own words: "Our Mission Statement A Catholic learning community that aspires to excel, celebrates achievement and values the uniqueness of everyone. "Each one of you is a child of God" Our Values All Saints is educating for Unity, Responsibility, Courage, Wisdom and Generosity. Our Aims and Objectives Through a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ we:"

The school runs a breakfast club, from £2.50 per day.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Sefton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 55% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put All Saints Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 31 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints Catholic Primary School are Thomas Gray Primary School (under 0.1 miles); Linacre Primary School (0.4 miles); Linacre Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 38% reading, 46% maths); and King's Lander Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 63% reading, 70% maths).

All Saints Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

45.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 49.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Black (32%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 114 pupils (36.5%) received SEN support and 9 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Bootle New Strand Rail Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chestnut Grove (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 526 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sefton (165), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, All Saints Catholic Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to All Saints Catholic Primary School are King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes (0.8 miles) and Hillside High School (1 mile).