St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School, Liverpool
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Liverpool. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. It was 93% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School in detail
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £3.75 per session.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 79 families put St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School as their first choice and 143 named it as one of their preferences, for 105 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School are St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); Dovecot Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 33% reading, 38% maths); Malvern Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 88% reading, 90% maths); and Roby Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 72% maths).
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior SchoolDovecot Primary SchoolMalvern Primary SchoolRoby Park Primary School
What parents say
20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School (as of September 2025): 65% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
10.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Asian (9%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broad Green Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Adcote Road (adjacent), 70 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School issued 13 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School are Broughton Hall Catholic High School (0.8 miles), Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (0.8 miles) and Dixons Broadgreen Academy (1.1 miles).
Broughton Hall Catholic High SchoolCardinal Heenan Catholic High SchoolDixons Broadgreen Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy attending St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School. Positive and caring relationships are central to the work of the school. This helps pupils feel safe.
The school expects pupils to do well so that they are ready for the junior school when that time comes. Pupils are enthusiastic and enjoy learning new things. They work hard and try their best in lessons. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), typically achieve well in a range of subjects.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has developed a well-ordered curriculum. This allows children from the early years and pupils throughout key stage 1 to build their knowledge securely over time. Teachers explain new learning clearly. They regularly check to make sure that pupils have learned what was intended. Changes the school has introduced, particularly to support writing, are having a positive impact. Most pupils achieve well.
Throughout the school, staff support children and pupils to develop their speech, language and communication in a variety of ways, including signing. They model clearly the vocabulary and sentence structure that they wish pupils to use.
From Ofsted's November 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
27.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
20 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
22.6
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
2nd October 2026 Newsletter
2 Oct 2026
25th September 2026 Newsletter
27 Sep 2026
NEW to Reception 2027 Open Evening dates
27 Sep 2026
11th September 2026 Newsletter
18 Sep 2026
18th September 2026 Newsletter
18 Sep 2026
Parents and Carers: Power of Parenting Programme
11 Sep 2026
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School.
- Bloom Huyton500m away · Not yet graded
- Kids in Bloom Out Of School Club Limited500m away · Ofsted: Good
- Roby Rainbows870m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Knowsley's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School is in Knowsley; for families living there:
Apply to Knowsley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 14 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
334 pupils
360 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Knowsley council
Places available
2,085
Applications
1,953
Got 1st preference
86.6%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All primary applications across Knowsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
15.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
375
Total Pupils
184
Boys
191
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
19.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,478
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,686
Per pupil
£2204k
Total funding
£162k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.5%
Overall absence
19.2%
Persistent absence
240
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
Questions parents ask about St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
What is St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School's Ofsted rating?
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School is oversubscribed, Knowsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
Classes at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School average 22.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School has around 375 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
6.5% of sessions were missed at St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School in 2024/25. 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
Apply through Knowsley's coordinated admissions process, naming St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 3 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School: Bloom Huyton (500m away, registered, not yet graded), Kids in Bloom Out Of School Club Limited (500m away, rated Good by Ofsted) and Roby Rainbows (870m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 14 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School?
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School is at Pilch Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 0JG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)