Primary school

St Luke's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Knowsley
  • L35 5AT
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,033 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 59%2018/19: top 74%2022/23: top 55%2023/24: top 37%37% · 2023/242024/25: top 41%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM68% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 64% · 22 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 60% · 35 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 63%68%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 22 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 13% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 35 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 107 · 35 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 10510799No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 35 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 10510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd131
3rd92

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2005Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Requires improvement
  5. 2022Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026213
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.8%
First language not English46.3%
SEN support15.9%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils12.5%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

90.3% full · 236 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 8.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.4
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 10.8 FTE · Whole workforce 21.9 · 27 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,431
Spend per pupil£7,350
Staff spend per pupil£5,626
Reserve per pupil£781
  • +£165,171revenue reserve
  • +£17,023in-year balance

Grants £7,170 · self-generated £261 · premises £482 per pupil