Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
238Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104664URN

Holly Road, Liverpool, L7 0LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.8 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

73 applications for 30 places · 9th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Liverpool median (1.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 3.1; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 2.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 2.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 2.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 2.9; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 2.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 2.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 3.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 2.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 2.8; 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	30	73	2.4	48	1.60
Sep 2025	30	62	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	92	3.1	63	2.10
Sep 2023	29	75	2.6	43	1.48
Sep 2022	30	61	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	41	1.37
Sep 2020	30	68	2.3	45	1.50
Sep 2019	30	87	2.9	47	1.57
Sep 2018	30	83	2.8	47	1.57
Sep 2017	30	77	2.6	48	1.60
Sep 2016	30	91	3.0	51	1.70
Sep 2015	30	68	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2014	28	77	2.8	43	1.54

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 78% · Maths 69% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%46th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	63%	6%	103	103
2023/24	71%	26%	109	106
2022/23	84%	19%	109	106

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 Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Phoenix Primary School
0.4 km · Liverpool

Good2022

1.5applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
Kensington Primary School
0.8 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
New Park Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Heygreen Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

2026

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 19%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: 104664 · 341/3588
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 262 pupils · 238 on roll
Free school meals: 36.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Holly Road, Liverpool, L7 0LH
Local authority: Liverpool

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