St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Joseph's is a happy, welcoming place where children feel valued and supported by caring staff. The school has a strong focus on reading and building subject knowledge, with all pupils - including those with additional needs - achieving highly. Pupils benefit from excellent behaviour standards, plenty of leadership roles, and enrichment activities that prepare them well for life.
Key Strengths
- Highly ambitious and well-ordered curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge progressively from Reception through Year 6
- Reading is central to the school with skilled phonics teaching and access to a rich range of books from different cultures
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and a calm, mutually respectful atmosphere that rarely disrupts learning
- Highly effective systems to identify and support pupils with special educational needs - they achieve highly
- Wide range of leadership opportunities and enrichment activities that help pupils understand how to make a difference
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear policies and procedures in place that put pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Football, judo, Shakespeare club, school council, fundraising for local and international charities, library prefects, trips to places of worship, museums, galleries and places of geographical significance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is an Outstanding school where pupils flourish and achieve exceptionally well across a wide range of subjects. The school provides a carefully designed, ambitious curriculum with strong support for all pupils including those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
28.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 87% to 93%. Maths has improved from 83% to 87%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
202 pupils
210 capacity
8 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Knowsley
Places available
2,090
Applications
1,845
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.1%
Primary admissions across Knowsley (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.70423%
Overall absence
8.42697%
Persistent absence
178
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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