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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 2–11

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Liverpool. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 111th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 10,218th of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School in detail

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, we cultivate a Catholic community which develops the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, creative and physical potential of everyone in a happy, loving, supportive, family environment."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proudly and passionately a fully inclusive 3 form entry Catholic Primary School with a 36 place SEN Unit for children with Severe Learning Difficulties. We serve the north Liverpool community for children from aged 2 to Year 6."

Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 91 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School are Longmoor Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 66% maths); Barlows Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 85% maths); and Northcote Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 56% reading, 66% maths).

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Longmoor Community Primary SchoolRice Lane Primary School and NurseryBarlows Primary SchoolNorthcote Primary School

What parents say

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (68%).

Who goes there

11.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Asian (10%) and Black (5%).

In 2026, 78 pupils (11%) received SEN support and 56 (7.9%) 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.

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 51 places, 51 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Orrell Park Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hartley Avenue (adjacent), 200 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School are Archbishop Beck Catholic College (0.1 miles), Alsop High School (1.1 miles) and Dixons Fazakerley Academy (1.3 miles).

Archbishop Beck Catholic CollegeAlsop High SchoolDixons Fazakerley Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Christopher Davey
Pupils:708
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01515259600
Address:Cedar Road, Liverpool, L9 9AF
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from November 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 12 November 2024View full report
URN:141076
UKPRN:10077575
Diocese:Archdiocese of Liverpool
Constituency:Liverpool Walton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

This school creates an exceptionally caring environment where children thrive. Behaviour is outstanding, with pupils showing remarkable respect and maturity towards each other. Teachers use strong subject knowledge to deliver engaging lessons, and the school's strong focus on reading ensures all children become confident, fluent readers with quick support for those who need it.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional behaviour and attitudes - pupils are respectful, mature and self-controlled
  • Outstanding early years provision with strong foundation in phonics and language development
  • Strong reading culture with book-rich environment and quick identification of struggling readers
  • Highly inclusive setting where pupils with SEND achieve well alongside peers
  • Wide range of extra-curricular opportunities including music, eco and faith ambassador roles

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment systems in some newly implemented subjects are not yet finalised, so staff cannot consistently check how well pupils' learning is building over time

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear policies in place and a positive culture around pupil safety.

Extracurricular Activities

Music, eco ambassador roles, faith ambassador roles

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is a warm, caring and aspirational place where pupils have positive attitudes to learning and achieve well. The school has high expectations and fosters pupil development with the motto 'aim high - live life to the full'.

At a Glance

30.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEN unit: SLD

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

31 responses
Would recommend84%
Child is happy87%
Child does well84%
High expectations81%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved81%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)80%
Kept informed81%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)70%
Wider development68%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+4ppMaths+6ppWriting+10pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 64% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 77% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.2

Avg class size

26.9

Infant (KS1)

27.5

KS2

25

Total classes

6 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Liverpool's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Orrell Park Rail Station (Entrance)
580m · 9 min walk
Rice Lane Rail Station
715m · 12 min walk
Walton (Merseyside) Rail Station (Entrance)
962m · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

Hartley Avenue (adj)
197m · 3 min walk
Solar Road (Stop A)
307m · 5 min walk
Warbreck Moor (Stop B)
317m · 5 min walk
Grace Road (adj)
337m · 5 min walk
Sydney Street (opp)
377m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
58
Fatal
0
Serious
16
Children hurt
12

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 42 slight.

12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.

9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

76%

Available places

641 pupils

840 places

199 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

High pressure
New homes approved:13,032
Projected new pupils:3,258

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool

Across Liverpool council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

5,870

Applications

4,736

Got 1st preference

88.6%

Got preferred school

97.3%

All primary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

12 November 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsOutstanding
19 November 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
3 May 2017
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

78

SEN Support

56

EHC Plans

18.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 51 places, 51 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication59
Autistic Spectrum Disorder41
Social, Emotional & Mental Health15
Specific Learning Difficulty10
Moderate Learning Difficulty7
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
78.4%
Asian
9.5%
Black
5.4%
Mixed
1.7%
Other
0.8%
Unclassified
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals30.6%
English as Additional Language11.2%

708

Total Pupils

369

Boys

339

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

31

Teachers

22.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,746

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,393

Per pupil

£3946k

Total funding

£321k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£556,676
EAL funding£40,079
Lump sum£145,270

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.5%

Overall absence

22.2%

Persistent absence

568

Enrolments

Authorised2.8%
Unauthorised4.6%
Persistent (10%+)22.2%
Severe (50%+)1.2%

Absence trend

4.6%
18/19
3.7%
20/21
7.0%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
7.5%
23/24
7.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.

What is Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 840 places.

How big are the classes at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

Classes at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School average 25.2 pupils (2025/26). 6 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School has around 708 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School has a SEN unit for severe learning difficulties: 51 places, 51 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

7.5% of sessions were missed at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 22.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 58 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 16 serious and 42 slight. 12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is at Cedar Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 9AF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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