Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

St Finbar's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
159Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104640URN

South Hill Road, Liverpool, L8 9RY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2021 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

23 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 November 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Liverpool median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

23 applications · 11 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.0; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 0.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 0.7; 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	11	23	2.1	8	0.73
Sep 2025	19	25	1.3	14	0.74
Sep 2024	17	17	1.0	8	0.47
Sep 2023	16	20	1.3	15	0.94
Sep 2022	10	15	1.5	9	0.90
Sep 2021	13	15	1.2	9	0.69
Sep 2020	20	30	1.5	15	0.75
Sep 2019	18	24	1.3	14	0.78
Sep 2018	14	18	1.3	12	0.86
Sep 2017	18	19	1.1	15	0.83
Sep 2016	24	21	0.9	14	0.58
Sep 2015	13	16	1.2	9	0.69
Sep 2014	30	22	0.7	14	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 69% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%70th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	54%	4%	104	103
2023/24	53%	13%	106	104
2022/23	53%	10%	107	103

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 Finbar's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2021

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Matthew Arnold Primary School
0.2 km · Liverpool

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy
0.5 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Silas Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Liverpool

Remains Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

2026

1.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Charles' Catholic Academy
1.1 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place
Windsor Community Primary School
1.4 km · Liverpool

2026

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Good2023

2.0applications per place 77%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: 104640 · 341/3527
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 175 pupils · 159 on roll
Free school meals: 62.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: South Hill Road, Liverpool, L8 9RY
Local authority: Liverpool

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