St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 91st-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 8,749th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2010)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School in detail
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports and choir.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 73% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School are Yew Tree Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 41% reading, 44% maths); Hunts Cross Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 60% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 93% maths); and Plantation Primary School (0.7 miles, 70% reading, 70% maths).
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Yew Tree Primary AcademyHunts Cross Primary SchoolHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolPlantation Primary School
What parents say
35 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 91% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).
Who goes there
16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (5%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hunts Cross Rail Station, about 680 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blackburne Drive (opposite), 30 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School are Halewood Academy (0.3 miles), St Julie's Catholic High School (1.2 miles) and The Academy of St Nicholas (1.8 miles).
Halewood AcademySt Julie's Catholic High SchoolThe Academy of St Nicholas
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); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2010, 15 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 March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming school where children are happy and thrive academically. Teachers have high expectations and inspire pupils to love learning, with particularly strong teaching in reading. The school goes beyond academics to develop confident, caring young people who understand important values like respect and tolerance, and who care about global issues.
Key Strengths
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs, helping them overcome barriers to learning
- Outstanding personal development programme that creates responsible global citizens with skills like problem-solving and online safety
- Expert teaching of reading and phonics, inspiring pupils to love books and develop confidence as readers
- High-quality early years provision with strong curriculum and teaching
- Extensive range of extracurricular activities and equal access for all pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers sometimes choose activities that don't best support learning of the curriculum, meaning some pupils don't learn certain topics as well as they could
- The school should ensure activities are better matched to what pupils need to learn
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Basketball, football, rock climbing, swimming, art club, choir, computing club, food technology club, green knights programme, buddy scheme, school council
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School is a happy, thriving school where pupils achieve well across subjects and benefit from high expectations. The school has been rated Good for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, with Outstanding ratings for personal development and early years provision.
At a Glance
16.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
35 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 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
8
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
St Andrew the Apostle 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
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School.
- Halewood Youth Centre, Junior Club & Playscheme640m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Kids Planet Halewood - Day nursery, 0.1 milesOfsted, 10 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Hunts Cross Nursery - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 15 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Seedlings Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 4 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kindergarten Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kiddy Academy Huntscross - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 29 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
St Andrew the Apostle 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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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
4 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Will you get a place at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 33 first choices for 28 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
207 pupils
210 places
3 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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: Oversubscribed
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Halewood Primary planning area (Knowsley) will have 295 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
42
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
22.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
241
Total Pupils
112
Boys
129
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
21.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,801
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,679
Per pupil
£1276k
Total funding
£50k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
7.2%
Persistent absence
181
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
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Questions parents ask about St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in December 2010, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
Classes at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School average 29.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School has around 241 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 7.2% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026). Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School: Halewood Youth Centre, Junior Club & Playscheme (640m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 4 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 St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School is at Higher Road, Halewood, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26 1TD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)