Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school creates a warm, safe environment where pupils enjoy learning and have positive relationships with staff. Early Years and Key Stage 1 pupils are taught well and make good progress. The headteacher and governors are committed to improvement and working with other schools to raise teaching quality.
Key Strengths
- Children in Early Years and Key Stage 1 are taught well and make good progress from their starting points
- Pupils enjoy learning, behave well and feel safe with positive relationships with staff
- The headteacher and senior leaders are determined to improve the school with some successful steps already taken
- Governors are well focused and provide effective support and challenge
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils in Key Stage 2 do not make consistently good progress, particularly in writing and mathematics
- Not all teachers have high enough expectations, sometimes planning work that is too easy or too hard
- Marking does not always help pupils improve and teachers do not always check pupils act on feedback
- Teaching assistants are not used well enough to help pupils progress
- Pupils lack opportunities to apply writing and mathematics skills across other subjects
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School requires improvement. While younger pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1 make good progress, pupils in Key Stage 2 are not making consistent progress, particularly in writing and mathematics.
At a Glance
47.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 84%. Maths has remained stable at around 80%. Writing has declined from 82% to 76%.
Class Sizes
20.0
Avg class size
17.0
Infant (KS1)
22.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
157 pupils
210 capacity
53 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)
Inspection History(111)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.96005%
Overall absence
23.07692%
Persistent absence
143
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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