St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School, Liverpool

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 47

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~418m)Possible (~597m)Unlikely (~776m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jane Griffin
Pupils:357 / 343 capacity
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01512282114
Address:South Parkside Drive, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 8RP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:104673
UKPRN:10078353
Diocese:Archdiocese of Liverpool
Constituency:Liverpool West Derby
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

The school creates a caring environment where pupils behave well and want to succeed. It provides strong personal development opportunities and excellent support for pupils with special needs, helping them make good progress. The school is also committed to promoting equality and preparing pupils for life in modern Britain through diverse enrichment activities.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils behave well and have positive relationships with adults, motivating them to do well
  • The school promotes personal development and welfare effectively with a wide range of additional opportunities
  • Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities make good progress from their starting points
  • Parents are supportive and appreciate the school's community involvement
  • The school provides good spiritual, moral, social and cultural development

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils' achievement has declined and progress across subjects is not good enough, particularly in writing
  • Teachers' expectations are not high enough and vary between classes - the most able pupils are not sufficiently challenged
  • Assessment is not rigorous enough and teachers do not provide pupils with feedback on how to improve
  • Leaders and governors have an overgenerous view of the school and monitoring lacks precision
  • Early years assessments are inaccurate and some children lack basic skills when entering Year 1

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with comprehensive staff training, detailed records, and a tenacious safeguarding lead who works closely with other agencies to keep pupils safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Judo, fencing, street dance, after-school events, topic homework, shopping street learning experience

St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School requires improvement following a decline in pupil achievement since the previous outstanding inspection. Leaders have not responded quickly enough to changes in curriculum and assessment, resulting in outcomes that are well below national averages.

At a Glance

17.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

65 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy99%
Well taught97%
Good progress92%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved97%
Bullying dealt with5%
Kept informed85%
Handles concerns42%
Wider development89%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

29.8

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

10

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Marlfield Road (opp)
161m · 3 min walk
Norris Green Road (adj)
166m · 3 min walk
South Parkside Drive (adj)
170m · 3 min walk
Deysbrook Lane (adj)
230m · 4 min walk
Crown Road (opp)
255m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

104%

Over capacity

357 pupils

343 capacity

14 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

High pressure
New homes approved:8,038
Projected new pupils:2,010

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool

Admissions Demand - Liverpool

Low demand0.80x oversubscription

Places available

6,140

Applications

4,934

Got 1st preference

89.7%

Got preferred school

97.4%

Primary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)

Inspection History(106)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.35172%

Overall absence

13.16872%

Persistent absence

243

Enrolments

Authorised3.87155%
Unauthorised1.48017%
Persistent (10%+)13.16872%
Severe (50%+)0.41152%

Absence trend

3.54549%
18/19
1.97882%
20/21
6.04115%
21/22
6.51484%
22/23
6.88996%
23/24
5.35172%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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