St Albert's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades St Albert's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard, 4 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff quickly get to know pupils and their families."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a carefully designed personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) curriculum."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Across the curriculum, pupils typically achieve well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an ambitious curriculum that typically supports pupils well."

Early years - Expected standard. "As soon as children join Nursery, they receive intensive support from staff."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Governors have an accurate view of the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Overall, pupils' attendance is low."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "The school should develop its attendance systems and procedures so that attendance improves"; "In some subjects, the school should make sure that pupils routinely rehearse important prior knowledge so they remember this knowledge in the long term and fully access new learning"; "Leaders should embed the strategies that they have designed so that outcomes in writing improve".

In its own words: "All three elements permeate the school in all our endeavours, but each term we focus on a different aspect of the mission in more detail."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is designed to provide parent/carers or visitors with support and information about our school. St Albert’s is an Outstanding Catholic School (March 2024) with Christ and the Child at the heart of all that we do."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St Albert's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 74% in reading and 81% 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 Albert's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 Albert's Catholic Primary School are Stockbridge Village Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 61% reading, 57% maths); St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 79% maths); Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); and Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 82% maths).

St Albert's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Albert's Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

52.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 72 pupils (32.7%) received SEN support and 28 (12.7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Roby Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nevitte Close (adjacent), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Albert's Catholic Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.