Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

St Anne's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
334Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104477URN

Marina Crescent, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5XL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

104 applications for 45 places · 16th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 17 March 2026Published 20 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
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

17 March 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
25 November 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Knowsley median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

104 applications · 45 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Knowsley median in 12 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	45	104	2.3	46	1.02
Sep 2025	43	83	1.9	36	0.84
Sep 2024	46	91	2.0	48	1.04
Sep 2023	44	100	2.3	56	1.27
Sep 2022	44	90	2.1	43	0.98
Sep 2021	44	100	2.3	41	0.93
Sep 2020	40	76	1.9	33	0.83
Sep 2019	41	96	2.3	53	1.29
Sep 2018	40	89	2.2	56	1.40
Sep 2017	40	100	2.5	55	1.38
Sep 2016	40	83	2.1	40	1.00
Sep 2015	41	73	1.8	43	1.05
Sep 2014	40	79	2.0	41	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 51% · Maths 71% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%43rd of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	47%	2%	103	103
2023/24	64%	7%	106	107
2022/23	67%	7%	106	106

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 Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Blacklow Brow School
0.1 km · Knowsley

2026

4.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Knowsley

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sylvester Primary Academy
1.0 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Park View Academy
1.6 km · Knowsley

Good2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Knowsley

2026

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

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 83%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: 104477 · 340/3353
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 280 pupils · 334 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Marina Crescent, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5XL
Local authority: Knowsley

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