Great Crosby Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School creates a warm, supportive environment where pupils feel safe and well looked after. Teachers are skilled at matching learning to pupils' abilities, particularly in writing where recent changes have boosted pupil confidence and progress. The school works exceptionally well with disadvantaged pupils and their families, resulting in smaller gaps in achievement.
Key Strengths
- Teaching and learning are purposeful with clear improvements in how writing is taught and assessed - pupils are more confident writers -
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils, including those with SEN, resulting in diminishing attainment gaps -
- Strong safeguarding arrangements with effective monitoring, regular staff training, and close work with families and external agencies -
- Effective leadership and governance with regular analysis of assessment data and focus on emotional well-being -
- Wide variety of clubs and activities that pupils enjoy
Areas for Improvement
- Need to provide more challenging tasks so more middle-ability pupils exceed expectations in reading, writing and maths at the end of each key stage -
- Spelling needs to be improved across the school, particularly in subjects other than English and mathematics -
- Attendance of disadvantaged pupils, though improving, continues to need monitoring
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with fit-for-purpose arrangements, high-quality records, regular staff training focused on local issues, and clear processes for keeping vulnerable pupils and families safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Wide variety of clubs
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School continues to be good, with strong leadership that has maintained and improved educational provision despite staffing challenges and building work. The school demonstrates a positive ethos where teaching and learning are purposeful and pupils achieve well.
At a Glance
9.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 82% to 74%. Maths has remained stable at around 72%. Writing has improved from 57% to 66%.
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
23.7
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
28
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
725 pupils
760 capacity
35 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
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Admissions Demand - Sefton
Places available
3,095
Applications
2,536
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.49963%
Overall absence
8.99225%
Persistent absence
645
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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