Primary school

St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Sefton
  • L22 8QF
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,169 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 19%19% · 2016/172017/18: top 76%2018/19: top 59%2022/23: top 64%2023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 55%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM63% · North West 63%5/10 Middle+5.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · North West 6%4/10 Below
Reading score107 · North West 1057/10 Above
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−13 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 51% · 41 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 77% · 43 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 55% · 44 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 64% · 45 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 56% · 45 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 70% · 44 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 63% · 46 pupils · North West 63%77%51%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 41 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 14% · 43 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 9% · 44 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 45 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 45 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 44 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 4% · 46 pupils · North West 6%14%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 41 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 43 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 44 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 45 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 45 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 44 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 46 pupils · North West 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 41 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 105 · 43 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 44 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 45 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 45 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 44 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 46 pupils · North West 105105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 83.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd181
3rd141

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Goodas predecessor
  4. 2023Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026246
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.9%
First language not English3.7%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils12.7%

Girls 52%Boys 48%

72.1% full · 341 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult14.3
  • Classroom teachers 10.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.4
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 12.4 FTE · Whole workforce 21.4 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,228
Spend per pupil£6,627
Staff spend per pupil£5,143
Reserve per pupil£1,143
  • +£308,000revenue reserve
  • +£162,000in-year balance

Grants £7,069 · self-generated £160 · premises £412 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,682,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it