Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

St Michael's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
445Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104656URN

Guion Street, Off Boaler Street, Liverpool, L6 9DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.2 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

84 applications for 46 places · 37th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Liverpool median (1.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

84 applications · 46 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6

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	46	84	1.8	45	0.98
Sep 2025	47	67	1.4	40	0.85
Sep 2024	49	83	1.7	37	0.76
Sep 2023	60	80	1.3	58	0.97
Sep 2022	28	39	1.4	26	0.93
Sep 2021	51	63	1.2	43	0.84
Sep 2020	37	57	1.5	32	0.86
Sep 2019	41	56	1.4	37	0.90
Sep 2018	45	67	1.5	44	0.98
Sep 2017	39	58	1.5	32	0.82
Sep 2016	57	90	1.6	46	0.81
Sep 2015	39	67	1.7	35	0.90
Sep 2014	42	75	1.8	37	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 78% · Maths 75% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%56th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	58%	2%	104	104
2023/24	72%	7%	105	105
2022/23	57%	7%	102	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

St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
New Park Primary School
0.3 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Primary School
0.5 km · Liverpool

Remains Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kensington Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Anfield Road Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104656 · 341/3571
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 445 on roll
Free school meals: 50.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Guion Street, Off Boaler Street, Liverpool, L6 9DU
Local authority: Liverpool

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