Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104463URN

Adswood Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7XR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

44 applications for 26 places · 32nd of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
14 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Knowsley median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 26 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 2.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 2.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 2.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8

This school
Knowsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	44	1.7	21	0.81
Sep 2025	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2024	20	58	2.9	20	1.00
Sep 2023	29	63	2.2	27	0.93
Sep 2022	22	56	2.6	20	0.91
Sep 2021	30	65	2.2	25	0.83
Sep 2020	28	60	2.1	24	0.86
Sep 2019	30	81	2.7	31	1.03
Sep 2018	27	57	2.1	24	0.89
Sep 2017	30	58	1.9	23	0.77
Sep 2016	25	60	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2015	20	47	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2014	30	45	1.5	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 64% · Maths 52% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%42nd of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Knowsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	105	99
2023/24	48%	4%	101	97
2022/23	35%	0%	104	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Knowsley

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Knowsley

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Primary School
0.9 km · Knowsley

Good2023

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Knowsley

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Knowsley Lane Primary School
1.1 km · Knowsley

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Sylvester Primary Academy
1.3 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104463 · 340/3318
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 243 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 38.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Adswood Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7XR
Local authority: Knowsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources