Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104632URN

Parkstile Lane, Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L11 0BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

31 applications for 21 places · 67th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

9 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 October 2017
Graded 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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Liverpool median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Liverpool 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	21	31	1.5	20	0.95
Sep 2025	23	34	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2024	30	45	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2023	27	36	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2022	29	44	1.5	26	0.90
Sep 2021	29	43	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2020	30	46	1.5	24	0.80
Sep 2019	30	48	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2018	26	33	1.3	23	0.88
Sep 2017	26	33	1.3	20	0.77
Sep 2016	30	40	1.3	26	0.87
Sep 2015	30	42	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2014	27	43	1.6	26	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 76% · Maths 72% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%68th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	10%	104	105
2023/24	56%	0%	105	106
2022/23	48%	3%	105	104

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

Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Croxteth Community Primary School
0.5 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Liverpool

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Fazakerley Primary School
1.9 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ranworth Square Primary School
1.9 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy
2.0 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Monksdown Primary School
2.1 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104632 · 341/3511
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 252 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 54.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Parkstile Lane, Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L11 0BQ
Local authority: Liverpool

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