St Laurence's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Laurence's creates a happy, caring environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school excels at enrichment activities and community involvement, with particularly strong early years provision. Staff are committed and supportive, with a strong focus on spiritual and moral development that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is good with well-led teaching ensuring children enjoy learning and achieve well
- Sports funding is used very effectively with pupils enjoying a wide range of enrichment activities
- Strong community ethos with pupils happy, well-behaved and feeling safe and valued
- Promotion of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is a strength
- Pupils are well cared for and the school has improved attendance to national levels
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement is declining with too few pupils reaching higher levels in reading, writing and mathematics
- Gaps between disadvantaged pupils and others are too wide and not closing quickly enough
- Work set does not provide enough challenge, particularly for the most able pupils
- Teachers do not always give pupils enough time to act on marking feedback
- Leadership checks on teaching quality do not adequately account for pupils' progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with pupils whose circumstances might make them vulnerable being cared for well.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports activities funded through sports premium, breakfast club, after-school clubs, family workshops, Space for Sports and Arts provision
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School requires improvement following a decline in standards since the previous Outstanding inspection. Achievement is below expectations, with too few pupils reaching higher levels and uneven progress across the school.
At a Glance
36.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 71% to 63%. Maths has improved from 71% to 79%. Writing has improved from 63% to 69%.
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
25.2
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
111%
Over capacity
390 pupils
350 capacity
40 places over capacity
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(10)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.34029%
Overall absence
15.48387%
Persistent absence
310
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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