St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~418m)Possible (~597m)Unlikely (~776m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Elizabeth MacKenzie
Pupils:208 / 210 capacity
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01517334318
Address:Garmoyle Close, Liverpool, L15 0DW
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 25 February 2025View full report
URN:104648
UKPRN:10075013
Diocese:Archdiocese of Liverpool
Constituency:Liverpool Wavertree
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

The school has effective teaching in some year groups, particularly in Year 1 where learning is engaging and pupils make rapid progress. Teaching assistants provide good support for literacy and numeracy. The school is successfully closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged pupils compared to national averages.

Key Strengths

  • Standards at the end of Key Stage 1 have improved in reading, writing and mathematics since the previous inspection
  • Mathematics attainment at the end of Year 6 has increased
  • The gap between disadvantaged pupils and national averages is narrowing
  • School leaders and governors have a clear understanding of strengths and weaknesses

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils' progress is too variable across classes and teaching quality ranges from inadequate to outstanding
  • Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics remains below national average at the end of Years 2 and 6
  • The most able pupils are not challenged enough in lessons
  • Grammar, punctuation and spelling in writing need improvement
  • A small number of pupils disrupt learning by not responding positively to instructions

Safeguarding

Safeguarding information was not included in the provided report excerpt.

St Clare's Catholic Primary School requires improvement. It is not yet good because pupils' progress is too variable across the school, attainment in key subjects is below national expectations, and the quality of teaching is inconsistent.

At a Glance

39.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

12 responses
Would recommend92%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress75%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved92%
Bullying dealt with0%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns50%
Wider development92%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-17ppMaths-20ppWriting-10pp

Reading has declined from 67% to 50%. Maths has declined from 73% to 53%. Writing has declined from 63% to 53%.

Class Sizes

25.0

Avg class size

25.7

Infant (KS1)

26.5

KS2

8

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Garmoyle Road (adj)
77m · 1 min walk
Smithdown Road (adj)
121m · 2 min walk
Wellington Avenue (opp)
164m · 3 min walk
Jamieson Road (opp)
178m · 3 min walk
Blantyre Road (adj)
223m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

208 pupils

210 capacity

2 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

High pressure
New homes approved:8,038
Projected new pupils:2,010

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool

Admissions Demand - Liverpool

Low demand0.80x oversubscription

Places available

6,140

Applications

4,934

Got 1st preference

89.7%

Got preferred school

97.4%

Primary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)

Inspection History(11)

25 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
15 January 2020
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
21 November 2017
Requires ImprovementReport
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.08515%

Overall absence

9.65909%

Persistent absence

176

Enrolments

Authorised2.29251%
Unauthorised1.79263%
Persistent (10%+)9.65909%
Severe (50%+)0.56818%

Absence trend

4.3498%
18/19
4.72674%
20/21
5.78913%
21/22
5.64058%
22/23
5.13354%
23/24
4.08515%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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