St Philip's Church of England Controlled 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 Philip's is a warm, caring school where children feel safe and are greeted by staff who know them well. The school has a strong focus on helping all pupils, including those with additional needs, feel valued and included. Teachers are working hard to improve the curriculum and help pupils catch up on gaps in their learning, with early signs that current pupils are benefiting from these improvements.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with an open approach where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Effective behaviour and attendance strategies with rare bullying incidents and swift responses to unkind behaviour
- Well-designed personal development programme including music lessons, first aid training, and activities to broaden pupils' experiences
- Positive support for pupils with special educational needs and those facing barriers to learning
- Caring school community where pupils feel safe, valued and supported by staff who know them well
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement data at end of Year 6 remains below national averages with gaps in key knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics
- Teachers do not always identify gaps or misconceptions quickly enough during lessons to adjust teaching
- Support for children in early years activities is sometimes not well matched to their current learning needs
- Previous inconsistencies in teaching and learning mean some pupil knowledge is less secure than it should be
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Music lessons and concerts, first aid training, school garden club, litter picking activities, play leader and buddy roles, reading with Kola the dog
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a caring school where pupils feel safe and valued. Leaders have recently restructured and taken decisive action to improve the curriculum and teaching, though published achievement data shows pupils are not yet as well prepared as they should be.
At a Glance
24.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 69% to 52%. Maths has declined from 66% to 59%. Writing has declined from 72% to 59%.
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
197 pupils
210 capacity
13 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Sefton
Places available
3,095
Applications
2,536
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.84734%
Overall absence
19.31818%
Persistent absence
176
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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