Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Liverpool. It has a Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 45th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 4,824th of 14,452 across England. It was 73% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 100% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 26 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 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 Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School are Wavertree Church of England School (0.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 43% maths); Heygreen Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths); King's Northway Primary Academy (0.5 miles); and Mosspits Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 78% maths).
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Wavertree Church of England SchoolHeygreen Primary SchoolKing's Northway Primary AcademyMosspits Lane Primary School
Who goes there
47.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 48 pupils (30.6%) received SEN support and 5 (3.2%) 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 autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wavertree Technology Park Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Prince Alfred Road (adjacent), 190 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 3.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School are The Blue Coat School (0.5 miles), King's Leadership Academy Wavertree (0.5 miles), Childwall Sports & Science Academy (0.7 miles) and King David High School (0.8 miles).
The Blue Coat SchoolKing's Leadership Academy WavertreeChildwall Sports & Science AcademyKing David High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, family-like school where children thrive both academically and personally. Staff have strong subject knowledge and use clever teaching strategies to help pupils remember what they learn and catch misconceptions quickly. The school creates a calm, respectful environment where every child feels valued and supported.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on reading from Reception onwards with well-trained staff delivering phonics confidently
- Ambitious, interesting curriculum with clear identification of knowledge pupils should learn
- Effective identification and support for pupils with additional needs, including those with SEND
- Caring relationships between staff and pupils that help them feel safe and happy
- Well-developed personal development opportunities including leadership roles and character building
Areas for Improvement
- In a small number of subjects, the small steps of learning are not clearly identified and sequenced, which makes it harder for pupils to build knowledge logically over time
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear policies and an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Computing club, art club, singing performance club, dodgeball tournaments, boys' and girls' football, leadership roles as prefects and school councillors, well-being warriors programme
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School is a friendly, welcoming primary school where pupils are happy, enthusiastic learners who achieve well. The school has been rated Good overall across all areas including quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership.
At a Glance
47.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.2
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
25.8
KS2
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School.
- Kidz Place After School & Holiday ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- Assess After School and Holiday Club430m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Our Lady of Good Help 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School is in Liverpool; for families living there:
- Liverpool's school travel policy: this document : Home to School Transport Policy 2026-27
- How to apply: Apply for a travel pass
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 35
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 26 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
13 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
73%
Available places
154 pupils
210 places
56 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Liverpool council
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(11)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
33.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
157
Total Pupils
94
Boys
63
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
22.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,538
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,581
Per pupil
£1045k
Total funding
£92k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0%
Overall absence
23.1%
Persistent absence
143
Enrolments
Absence trend
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 Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady of Good Help 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 Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School average 26.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School has around 157 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
7% of sessions were missed at Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 23.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady of Good Help 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.
Does Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Kidz Place After School & Holiday Club (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 26 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 13 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 Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School is at South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 8JL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)