Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104660URN

Upper Hill Street, Liverpool, L8 5UX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

57 applications for 28 places · 29th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

57 applications · 28 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 2.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 2.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 3.0; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 2.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 13 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	28	57	2.0	29	1.04
Sep 2025	27	48	1.8	25	0.93
Sep 2024	29	56	1.9	23	0.79
Sep 2023	30	62	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	79	2.6	40	1.33
Sep 2021	30	75	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2020	30	59	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	91	3.0	47	1.57
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	60	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2016	30	68	2.3	33	1.10
Sep 2015	29	52	1.8	30	1.03
Sep 2014	30	56	1.9	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 77% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%9th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	77%	10%	107	106
2023/24	56%	0%	104	104
2022/23	67%	4%	106	107

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 Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Windsor Community Primary School
0.3 km · Liverpool

2026

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Liverpool

2026

1.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
LIPA Sixth Form College
0.8 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
St Silas Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Liverpool

Remains Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Community School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy
1.2 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 63%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: 104660 · 341/3582
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 53.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Upper Hill Street, Liverpool, L8 5UX
Local authority: Liverpool

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