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St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Liverpool · L13 7EA

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At a glance

439 pupils · 105% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
41.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
23.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.stceciliascatholicprimaryschool.co.uk/
URN
150535

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 50 families named it first for 52 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

52 places offered · 50 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
61%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
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 school61%
Median of its 12 closest peers54.5%
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
Endike AcademyHull · 108 miles awayRequires improvement63%
Lower Fields Primary AcademyBradford · 55 miles awayGood76%
Bluecoat Primary AcademyNottingham · 78 miles awayGood51%
St Michael's Community AcademyCrewe · 29 miles awayNeeds attention33%
Crescent Primary SchoolMansfield · 73 miles awayOutstanding73%
Rivers Primary AcademyWalsall · 68 miles awayNeeds attention54%
Sledmere Primary SchoolDudley · 73 miles awayGood58%
North Denes Primary School and NurseryGreat Yarmouth · 202 miles awayGood48%
Temple Meadow Primary SchoolCradley Heath · 75 miles awayGood41%
St Clare's RC Primary SchoolManchester · 30 miles awayGood55%
Reddal Hill Primary SchoolCradley Heath · 75 miles awayNeeds attention43%
The Beacon Church of England Primary SchoolLiverpool · 2 miles awayOutstanding58%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 52% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Black African 18% (Liverpool 7%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · Any other White background 5% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Liverpool 2%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 3% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · 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)
5.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.15 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · 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
20.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 11% 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)

59.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 12.5 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 £47,597; 13% 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£7,426
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 8% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £642,605; in-year balance +£585,434

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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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications28.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways34.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.5%62.3%
Social housing27%17.1%
Privately rented29.3%20.5%
Detached houses3.1%22.9%
Flats27.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms8%21.1%
Households with no car or van49.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006761 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£142,500420 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£108,000–£186,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (18)£253,000
Semi-detached (119)£180,000
Terraced (251)£130,000
Flat (32)£66,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of 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
8an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
10an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
65an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
9an 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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