Ladymount Catholic Primary School, Wirral
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Ladymount creates a caring, family-oriented community where children flourish both academically and personally. With its strong Catholic values and committed staff, the school ensures pupils are happy, well-behaved, and enthusiastic about learning. Teachers use excellent questioning and high-quality texts to engage pupils, particularly in reading where results are above average.
Key Strengths
- Strong Catholic ethos and family-oriented, inclusive community where pupils are happy and well-behaved
- Effective challenge for the most able pupils in key stage 1, with strong questioning skills from teachers
- Above-average attendance rates and strong progress in early years and phonics
- Well-led, committed staff team with high morale
- Effective safeguarding procedures with strong relationships with external agencies
Areas for Improvement
- More pupils need to achieve greater depth in writing by the end of key stage 2
- Progress in mathematics in key stage 2 needs to improve further, particularly with number fluency
- Attainment of disadvantaged pupils remains below that of other pupils nationally, although they are now catching up
- Gap between disadvantaged pupils and national average needs to narrow more rapidly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils' safety is given high priority with detailed records, regular staff training, timely referrals, and strong relationships with external agencies.
Extracurricular Activities
sports, trips, residential visits
Ladymount Catholic Primary School continues to be a good school with a strong Catholic ethos and inclusive community where pupils are happy, well-behaved, and have positive attitudes to learning. The school has maintained good quality education through a period of leadership change, with an accurate focus on areas needing further improvement.
At a Glance
6.9%
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 improved from 83% to 88%. Maths has improved from 74% to 85%. Writing has improved from 46% to 73%.
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
28.5
Infant (KS1)
25.5
KS2
6
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
241 pupils
315 capacity
74 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
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Admissions Demand - Wirral
Places available
3,860
Applications
2,952
Got 1st preference
96.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Wirral (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.13753%
Overall absence
5.64103%
Persistent absence
195
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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