Much Woolton Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Much Woolton provides a welcoming, safe environment where children are polite and well-behaved. The school has strong leadership committed to improvement and good teaching is helping pupils make better progress, particularly in reading where standards are above national average. The school is also working hard to close achievement gaps for disadvantaged pupils.
Key Strengths
- Pupils are polite, well-behaved and feel safe at school with strong understanding of safety
- Attendance is consistently above average
- Teaching is improving with much observed teaching being good, resulting in better pupil achievement
- Headteacher and senior leaders work as a strong team and are rigorous in checking teacher performance
- Governors know the school well and provide good support and challenge
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' progress is variable across year groups and not yet consistently good, particularly in mathematics
- Teaching quality is not consistently good and there is not enough outstanding teaching
- Activities are not always well-matched to pupils' needs, especially for the most able
- Marking is inconsistent and pupils are not always given guidance on how to improve or time to respond to comments
- Additional adults in lessons are not always used effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils say they feel safe and have a very good understanding of how to keep themselves safe, with the school using various visitors to ensure pupils are fully aware of different ways of keeping safe.
Extracurricular Activities
after-school club, breakfast club
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School is a larger than average primary school that requires improvement. While the school has good behaviour and safety standards with improving leadership, pupils' progress has been variable and teaching quality needs to be more consistently good.
At a Glance
10.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
69 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80%. Maths has improved from 65% to 82%. Writing has improved from 73% to 82%.
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
27.4
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
402 pupils
420 capacity
18 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Liverpool
Places available
6,140
Applications
4,934
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.4%
Primary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.64387%
Overall absence
5.78512%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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