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Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School

Primary · Liverpool · L25 2RW

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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 31 January 2024

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At a glance

224 pupils · 107% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
30.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
22.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.ourladyoftheassumption.co.uk/
URN
133337

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 22 families named it first for 25 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 31 January 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

25 places offered · 22 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
69%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school69%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
Liverpool average58%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Dordon Primary SchoolTamworth · 75 miles awayGood48%
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery SchoolSwaffham · 156 miles awayGood38%
Sacriston AcademyDurham · 110 miles awayExpected standard88%
Skipton Parish Church of England Primary SchoolSkipton · 52 miles awayGood69%
Mossgate Primary SchoolMorecambe · 46 miles awayGood70%
Saxmundham Primary SchoolSaxmundham · 199 miles awayGood63%
Consett Junior SchoolConsett · 110 miles awayGood67%
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School HindleyWigan · 15 miles awayGood86%
Brunel Primary & Nursery AcademySaltash · 214 miles awayGood59%
Rivington Primary SchoolSt Helens · 7 miles awayGood59%
St Elisabeth's Church of England PrimaryStockport · 29 miles awayExpected standard55%
Race Leys Junior SchoolBedworth · 85 miles awayGood81%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (Liverpool 7%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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)
8.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
25.9%
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
21.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% moved to another state school

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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 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 £50,567; 20% 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£7,933
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£12,661; in-year balance -£46,466

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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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74%62.3%
Social housing17.5%17.1%
Privately rented8.5%20.5%
Detached houses19%22.9%
Flats3.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van27.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006772 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£227,000356 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£170,000–£321,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (63)£435,000
Semi-detached (147)£253,500
Terraced (125)£180,000
Flat (21)£110,000

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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
10an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
29an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an 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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