St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

Good
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~468m)Possible (~668m)Unlikely (~868m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Kieran Loftus
Pupils:246 / 341 capacity
LA:Sefton
Phone:01519285586
Address:Oxford Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 8QF
Trust:POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2024

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:151023
UKPRN:10095730
Diocese:Archdiocese of Liverpool
Constituency:Bootle
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good.

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At a Glance

20.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading89%
Maths70%
Writing76%

2025/26 academic year

Class Sizes

24.8

Avg class size

11

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Waterloo (Merseyside) Rail Station (Entrance)
435m · 7 min walk

Bus Stops

Blucher Street (adj)
51m · 1 min walk
Wellington Street (adj)
98m · 2 min walk
Courtenay Road (adj)
278m · 5 min walk
Sandheys Avenue (adj)
315m · 5 min walk
Duke Street (adj)
386m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

72%

Available places

246 pupils

341 capacity

95 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 - Sefton

Low demand0.82x oversubscription

Places available

3,095

Applications

2,536

Got 1st preference

92.8%

Got preferred school

98.5%

Primary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)

Inspection History(100)

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Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.31811%

Overall absence

12.71186%

Persistent absence

236

Enrolments

Authorised4.015%
Unauthorised1.30311%
Persistent (10%+)12.71186%
Severe (50%+)0.42373%

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

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