Primary school

St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Sefton
  • L21 8NZ
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,757 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 52%52%2016/17: top 38%38% · 2016/172017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 79%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM41% · North West 63%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · North West 105Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 68% · 22 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 68% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 55% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 41% · 29 pupils · North West 63%68%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 14% · 22 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 108 · 22 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 105108100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 22 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd202
3rd283

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2022Good
  6. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026197
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.5%
First language not English10.0%
SEN support16.5%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils19.3%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

93.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6.4
  • Other support 3

Teachers 9 FTE · Whole workforce 18.4 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,317
Spend per pupil£7,219
Staff spend per pupil£5,098
Reserve per pupil£3,834
  • +£755,258revenue reserve
  • +£19,245in-year balance

Grants £7,211 · self-generated £106 · premises £580 per pupil