Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104464URN

Sidney Powell Avenue, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 0TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

65 applications for 40 places · 36th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%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 6 May 2026Published 22 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
4 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Knowsley median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

65 applications · 40 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.7; 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	40	65	1.6	33	0.83
Sep 2025	53	76	1.4	42	0.79
Sep 2024	43	73	1.7	38	0.88
Sep 2023	58	102	1.8	57	0.98
Sep 2022	60	132	2.2	71	1.18
Sep 2021	55	89	1.6	46	0.84
Sep 2020	60	98	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2019	54	83	1.5	53	0.98
Sep 2018	43	74	1.7	40	0.93
Sep 2017	60	110	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2016	60	84	1.4	56	0.93
Sep 2015	52	79	1.5	49	0.94
Sep 2014	49	81	1.7	47	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%40th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	51%	0%	105	104
2023/24	28%	0%	100	96
2022/23	50%	3%	104	99

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 Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Community Primary School
0.3 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Westvale Primary School
0.5 km · Knowsley

2025

1.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Kirkby CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Knowsley

Good2023

3.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Melling Primary School
0.9 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
1.3 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Ravenscroft Community Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%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: 104464 · 340/3319
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 390 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Sidney Powell Avenue, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 0TP
Local authority: Knowsley

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