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St Nicholas Catholic Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Liverpool

Orthes Street, Liverpool, L3 5XF

Website 01517095532

56

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 21/01/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.9%

28.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

157

Capacity used

Has space

75%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

11 of 11 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

26

Total applications

1.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1111● 100%
2nd preference72● 29%
3rd preference80● 0%
Total261350%

1st preference success by year

100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Liverpool lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
James King
Address
Orthes Street, Liverpool, L3 5XF
Phone
01517095532
Local authority
Liverpool
Ward / constituency
Brownlow Hill · Liverpool Riverside
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
149132

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals38%——
English as additional language77%——
SEN support16%——
47% boys (74)53% girls (83)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

157 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    21 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 192 pupils

Attendance

92.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

28.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

36%
21/22
37%
22/23
28%
23/24
28%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths56%——
Higher standard22%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard45%
-17% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard60%
-15% vs England
Higher standard15%
-18% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard85%
+13% vs England
Greater depth20%
+7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard80%
+6% vs England
Higher standard15%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard90%
+17% vs England
Higher standard50%
+20% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard90%
+8% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

652023562024452025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)45%61%
Higher standard10%8%

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 Liverpool council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.