St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

In its own words: "St. Patrick’s is a voluntary aided Catholic school for boys and girls aged 3-11 and is maintained by Liverpool Directorate for Education & Lifelong Learning. There are currently 230 pupils of compulsory school age on roll, and 21 children in our Nursery (September 2022). Our committed staff deliver a broad and balanced curriculum."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School. Thank you so much for taking an interest in our school. Here you will find a range of information which will give you a flavour of our lovely school. We are a diverse community that prides itself on its family ethos."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £30 per session.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 78% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put St Patrick's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School are Windsor Community Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 46% reading, 57% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths); St Silas Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 64% maths); and Kingsley Community School (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths).

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

48.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 46.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (31%), other ethnic groups (23%) and Black (21%).

In 2026, 49 pupils (20.9%) received SEN support and 18 (7.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Brunswick Rail Station, about 1040 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Upper Hill Street (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Patrick's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1083 crimes within a mile of the school, most often drug offences, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Patrick's Catholic Primary School are Liverpool Life Sciences UTC (0.4 miles), The Studio School Liverpool (0.4 miles), LIPA School (0.5 miles) and The Belvedere Academy (0.8 miles).