Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104472URN

Edenfield Crescent, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.1 above Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

91 applications for 30 places · 8th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 18 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Knowsley median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

91 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 3.1; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 2.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 3.0; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 2.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 4.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 2.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Knowsley median in 13 of 13 years.

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	30	91	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2025	25	57	2.3	22	0.88
Sep 2024	30	92	3.1	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	30	87	2.9	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	89	3.0	42	1.40
Sep 2020	29	83	2.9	31	1.07
Sep 2019	29	122	4.2	57	1.97
Sep 2018	30	82	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	85	2.8	46	1.53
Sep 2016	30	78	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	77	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2014	27	62	2.3	26	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 90% · Maths 87% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%2nd of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	83%	0%	106	105
2023/24	70%	7%	107	103
2022/23	79%	3%	106	107

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

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

2026

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Primary School
0.6 km · Knowsley

Good2023

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

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Knowsley

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Sylvester Primary Academy
1.2 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Knowsley Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Knowsley

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 78%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: 104472 · 340/3340
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 28.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Edenfield Crescent, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 6DS
Local authority: Knowsley

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