St Charles' Catholic Academy, Liverpool
St Charles' Catholic Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool, part of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 81% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Charles' Catholic Academy in detail
St Charles' Catholic Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 5:30pm.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 8 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Liverpool
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Charles' Catholic Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Charles' Catholic Primary School (URN 104646), 65% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Charles' Catholic Academy
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put St Charles' Catholic Academy as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 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 St Charles' Catholic Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Charles' Catholic Academy are St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 67% maths); Matthew Arnold Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths); St Finbar's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 69% maths); and Sudley Primary School (0.9 miles, 90% reading, 93% maths).
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary SchoolMatthew Arnold Primary SchoolSt Finbar's Catholic Primary SchoolSudley Primary School
The trust
St Charles' Catholic Academy is one of 11 schools run by St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
33.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Black (6%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 36 pupils (18.4%) received SEN support and 5 (2.6%) 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 autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Michaels Rail Station, about 370 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fulwood Drive (adjacent), 240 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Charles' Catholic Academy are King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool (0.5 miles); Bellerive FCJ Catholic College (0.7 miles); The Belvedere Academy (0.7 miles); and St Margaret's Church of England Academy (0.9 miles).
King's Leadership Academy, LiverpoolBellerive FCJ Catholic CollegeThe Belvedere AcademySt Margaret's Church of England Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Charles' Catholic Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as St Charles' Catholic Primary School (URN 104646), it was rated Good in November 2017.
At a Glance
33.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.9
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
26.7
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Charles' Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Charles' Catholic Primary School (URN 104646), the school St Charles' Catholic Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Charles' Catholic Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 78% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 78% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
St Charles' Catholic Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Liverpool's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Charles' Catholic Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Charles' Catholic Academy is in Liverpool; for families living there:
- Liverpool's school travel policy: this document : Home to School Transport Policy 2026-27
- How to apply: Apply for a travel pass
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
8 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 Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 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
81%
Available places
171 pupils
210 places
39 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 Liverpool council
Places available
5,870
Applications
4,736
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All primary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
36
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
20.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
196
Total Pupils
98
Boys
98
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,078
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at St Charles' Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for St Charles' Catholic Primary School (URN 104646), the school St Charles' Catholic Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Charles' Catholic Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
6.8%
Overall absence
21.3%
Persistent absence
155
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
Questions parents ask about St Charles' Catholic Academy
Are there exam results for St Charles' Catholic Academy?
St Charles' Catholic Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Charles' Catholic Primary School (URN 104646), 65% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Charles' Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Charles' Catholic Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as St Charles' Catholic Primary School (URN 104646), it was rated Good in November 2017.
What is the catchment area for St Charles' Catholic Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Charles' Catholic Academy is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Charles' Catholic Academy?
St Charles' Catholic Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Charles' Catholic Academy?
Classes at St Charles' Catholic Academy average 22.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Charles' Catholic Academy?
St Charles' Catholic Academy has around 196 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to St Charles' Catholic Academy?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming St Charles' Catholic Academy 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.
How many road collisions happen near St Charles' Catholic Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 8 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 Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Charles' Catholic Academy?
St Charles' Catholic Academy is at Tramway Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 7JA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)