Primary school

The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Halton
  • WA7 2NL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,170 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 81%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 79%79% · 2016/172017/18: top 84%2018/19: top 98%2022/23: top 85%2023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 81%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM50% · North West 63%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · North West 105Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 16 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 50% · 12 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 50% · 24 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 31% · 13 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 44% · 27 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 27% · 11 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 50% · 18 pupils · North West 63%50%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 16 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 12 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 13 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 9% · 11 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 18 pupils · North West 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 16 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 12 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 99 · 13 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 11 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 18 pupils · North West 10510499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 16 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 100 · 12 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 24 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 99 · 13 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 27 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 11 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 18 pupils · North West 10510299No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd10
3rd60

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Outstanding
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Inadequate
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2022Requires improvement
  7. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202675
Free school meals (past 6 years)52.1%
First language not English20.2%
SEN support27.7%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)6.8%
Persistently absent pupils18.6%

Girls 44.7%Boys 55.3%

53.6% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.8
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 5.1 FTE · Whole workforce 10.4 · 14 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,944
Spend per pupil£11,766
Staff spend per pupil£8,909
Reserve per pupil−£191
  • −£14,327revenue reserve
  • +£13,363in-year balance

Grants £11,900 · self-generated £311 · premises £618 per pupil