St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Knowsley
Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
19.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
375
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
85 of 86 families who put it first got an offer
101
Places offered
148
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 86 | 85 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 33 | 6 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 29 | 5 | ● 17% |
| Total | 148 | 96 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Knowsley lets families list 3 preferences. 57 applications came from outside the council area (43 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah-Jane Carroll
- Address
- Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG
- Phone
- 01514778815
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Ward / constituency
- Swanside · Liverpool West Derby
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 104481
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
375 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 240 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Knowsley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.