St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades St Christopher's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 6 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.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' attainment has improved in recent years, which is a reflection of leaders' and pupils' hard work."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have built a coherent and ambitious curriculum that prioritises secure foundations in reading and mathematics."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear vision for giving children the best possible start."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have a precise understanding of the barriers that different groups of pupils face."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure and accurate understanding of the school's strengths and priorities."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils thrive as individuals and as active members of their school community."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Some pupils do not attend school as regularly as they could."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should develop their work with external agencies so that barriers to attendance translate into sustained reductions in absence, particularly for disadvantaged pupils who are persistently absent"; "Leaders should strengthen the teaching of phonics and multiplication tables so that all pupils develop important foundational knowledge and achieve outcomes that reach national averages"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers regularly check pupils' understanding and address gaps in learning promptly, including those arising from absence".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to St. Christopher's Catholic Primary School. Having worked at St. Christopher's for over 25 years, I am extremely proud, to be welcoming you as Headteacher of our amazing school."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics, yoga, dance, drama, choir, ukulele, guitar, art and maths club.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at St Christopher's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 62% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put St Christopher's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 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 Christopher's Catholic Primary School are Stockton Wood Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 64% reading, 68% maths); Middlefield Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); Hunts Cross Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 69% reading, 60% maths); and St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 69% maths).

St Christopher's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

54.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

St Christopher's Catholic Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Hunts Cross Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tarbock Road (adjacent), 300 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Christopher's 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 193 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342).

In 2024/25, St Christopher's Catholic Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.