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St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School

Primary · Liverpool · L18 8BD

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 8 June 2023

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At a glance

217 pupils · 100% of 218 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
5.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stanthonyofpadua.co.uk
URN
104676

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 26 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 0.87 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 8 June 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.87 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 26 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

31 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers77.5%
Liverpool average58%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Woodfield Primary SchoolWigan · 17 miles awayOutstanding93%
Church Langton Church of England Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · 101 miles awayExpected standard82%
Hatch Ride Primary SchoolCrowthorne · 165 miles awayExpected standard63%
Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth · 157 miles awayGood (2016)81%
The Russell SchoolRickmansworth · 156 miles awayOutstanding86%
Silkstone Primary SchoolBarnsley · 57 miles awayGood83%
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary SchoolHutton · 183 miles awayGood77%
Headlands Primary SchoolYork · 87 miles awayGood66%
Finchale Primary SchoolDurham · 112 miles awayNo current grade78%
Millbrook Primary SchoolWigan · 16 miles awayExpected standard55%
Cranbourne Primary SchoolWindsor · 164 miles awayGood56%
Mellor Primary SchoolStockport · 36 miles awayExpected standard71%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 76% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · White Irish 5% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · Any other White background 4% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Liverpool: 1.76 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

71% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 29% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

36.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 25 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,489; 30% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,357
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 70% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 15% (9%) · educational supplies 9% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £48,961; in-year balance -£50,053

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher53%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.8%62.3%
Social housing1.9%17.1%
Privately rented31.3%20.5%
Detached houses17.2%22.9%
Flats65.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms18.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van21.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006524 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£280,000604 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£236,000–£350,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (12)£605,000
Semi-detached (140)£380,000
Terraced (373)£270,000
Flat (79)£190,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
11an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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