Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Liverpool. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 73rd-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- 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 Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 82% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 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 Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School are Eastcroft Park School (0.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths); Ravenscroft Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 54% reading, 54% maths); St Marie's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 65% maths); and Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) (0.9 miles, Good, 62% reading, 63% maths).
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Eastcroft Park SchoolRavenscroft Community Primary SchoolSt Marie's Catholic Primary SchoolNorthwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
What parents say
53 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 66% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).
Who goes there
36.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Black (5%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Headbolt Lane Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenham Avenue (adjacent), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 118 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Knowsley (221).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school truly celebrates every child and creates a warm, inclusive environment where pupils feel happy and safe. Reading is a real strength - the school has built a genuine love of books from the youngest pupils through to Year 6, with expert phonics teaching ensuring most children become fluent readers quickly. Children with additional needs receive compassionate, tailored support and achieve well from their individual starting points.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching and love of reading fostered from age 2 to Year 6 - most pupils become confident, fluent readers by end of Year 2
- Strong support for pupils with special educational needs, who are nurtured with compassion and achieve well from their starting points
- Positive pupil behaviour and attitudes, with rare disruption to learning and pupils conducting themselves sensibly around school
- Well-trained staff delivering an engaging curriculum with effective identification and support for pupils needing extra help
- Effective safeguarding arrangements with robust systems and clear pupil understanding of keeping safe
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, pupils do not have sufficient opportunities to revisit and recall previous knowledge, meaning foundations for new learning are not always secure
- Enrichment and broader development activities are variable in scope, not consistently helping pupils develop their talents and independence
- Some leadership opportunities for pupils, such as school council roles, are not well developed enough to widen their horizons effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with robust systems in place and pupils demonstrating secure understanding of how to keep themselves safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, local sporting competitions, neighbourhood choir performances, workshops (drama, road safety, anti-bullying), breakfast club, local foodbank donation work
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school where pupils achieve well and feel happy and safe. The school has high expectations and an ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils effectively for their next stage of education.
At a Glance
36.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
53 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 64% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 73% to 66% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.0
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
12
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Knowsley
Term dates
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Knowsley's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is in Knowsley; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 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 Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
296 pupils
315 places
19 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 Knowsley council
Places available
2,085
Applications
1,953
Got 1st preference
86.6%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All primary applications across Knowsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
17
EHC Plans
20.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
346
Total Pupils
170
Boys
176
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
21.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,072
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,766
Per pupil
£1924k
Total funding
£158k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.6%
Overall absence
25.4%
Persistent absence
260
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
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Knowsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School average 27 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has around 346 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
7.6% of sessions were missed at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 25.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Knowsley's coordinated admissions process, naming Saints Peter and Paul 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 Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is at Moorfield, Tower Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside, L33 1DZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)