St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades St Aidan's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils' personal development and wellbeing are central to the work of the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed the curriculum so that it is ambitious and tackles any previous weaknesses."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders make sure that children get off to the best start to their school journey."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils' individual needs quickly when they join the school and as their needs change."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including governors, want the best for the pupils, staff and families at St Aidan's."

Achievement - Needs attention. "For the past 3 years, pupils' achievement in published outcomes has been below the national average at the end of key stage 2."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Leaders rightly remain concerned about levels of absence."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that recent actions to strengthen the teaching of mathematics are fully embedded so that all pupils secure number facts and apply them with increasing fluency"; "Leaders should ensure that gaps in older pupils' foundational knowledge are addressed quickly so that they can access the curriculum and achieve well in national tests"; "Leaders should continue to implement and evaluate their attendance strategy, further strengthening their work to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence, with a particular focus on disadvantaged pupils, to ensure that all pupils attend regularly and achieve well".

In its own words: "Inspired by the love of Jesus, we are committed to creating a school community for all, by developing everyone to support Catholic values and show love and forgiveness to all. By learning and growing together, everyone can discover and develop their gifts, use their knowledge and skills and aspire to do their best in all areas of the curriculum."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at St Aidan's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put St Aidan's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 44 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Aidan's Catholic Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 87% maths); St Columba's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 56% maths); Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); and Willow Tree Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 63% reading, 69% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Aidan's Catholic Primary School.

12 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 50% would recommend the school, 58% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (67%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (50%).

35.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 65 pupils (29.5%) received SEN support and 7 (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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Huyton Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longview Lane (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Aidan's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, St Aidan's Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Aidan's Catholic Primary School are Lord Derby Academy (0.5 miles) and The Prescot School (1.3 miles).