This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 2 December 2014Graded inspection: 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 entry143 applications · 105 places offered · 79 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2025 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2023 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2022 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2021 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.7
- 2020 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2019 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2018 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2017 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2016 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2015 1.7; 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 | 105 | 143 | 1.4 | 79 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2025 | 101 | 148 | 1.5 | 86 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2024 | 101 | 150 | 1.5 | 81 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2023 | 110 | 163 | 1.5 | 99 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 118 | 149 | 1.3 | 103 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2021 | 107 | 157 | 1.5 | 92 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 104 | 156 | 1.5 | 96 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 120 | 219 | 1.8 | 130 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2018 | 111 | 168 | 1.5 | 109 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 113 | 169 | 1.5 | 113 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 117 | 188 | 1.6 | 125 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 | 120 | 208 | 1.7 | 137 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2014 | 105 | 162 | 1.5 | 102 | 0.97 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.4applications per place
- 0.1 km · KnowsleyRemains Good202476%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Liverpool20261.0applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · KnowsleyGraded · no overall grade20253.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · KnowsleyStandards maintained20243.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Liverpool20261.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LiverpoolRemains Good20222.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · LiverpoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · KnowsleyGood20241.6applications per place 66%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
- 104481 · 340/3358
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 360 pupils · 375 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG
- Local authority
- Knowsley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources