St Michael and All Angels 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 Michael and All Angels creates a welcoming, caring environment where children feel secure and behave well. The school excels at identifying individual pupil needs early and provides targeted support to help all children, including those with additional needs, feel included and confident. The school offers wonderful enrichment opportunities including trips to Madrid, clubs, and leadership roles that broaden pupils' experiences and help them understand the world beyond their community.
Key Strengths
- Positive relationships between staff and pupils, with a caring and welcoming school community
- Effective safeguarding with an open culture where concerns are actively managed
- Well-structured personal development and wellbeing programme that supports pupils' spiritual growth and life skills
- Inclusive approach that identifies pupil needs early and provides targeted support
- Enrichment opportunities including trips, clubs, leadership roles and charity work
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not retain or build knowledge securely across subjects and struggle to recall what they have learned
- Teaching and curriculum implementation are inconsistent across the school, with some lessons not matching intended learning
- Gaps in foundational skills, particularly in writing and handwriting, are not addressed systematically
- Attendance remains below national averages with limited sustained improvement
- Staff instability and leadership turbulence have slowed the pace of improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are kept safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, charity events, residential visits, trips to Madrid, police workshops, LEGO activities, school council leadership roles, playground helper roles
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is a welcoming and caring community where pupils feel safe and behaviour is generally positive. However, the school is facing challenges with inconsistent teaching quality, curriculum implementation, and pupil achievement that require urgent attention.
At a Glance
29.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 50% to 66%. Maths has improved from 33% to 71%. Writing has improved from 67% to 71%.
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
107%
Over capacity
419 pupils
390 capacity
29 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(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.23061%
Overall absence
21.23894%
Persistent absence
339
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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