Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104667URN

St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Pitt Street, Liverpool, L1 5BY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

39 applications for 30 places · 90th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 · 21 May 2024Ofsted'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

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Liverpool median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 2.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 2.8; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 2.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 2.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 3.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 2.8; Liverpool median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 12 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	39	1.3	25	0.83
Sep 2025	21	39	1.9	19	0.90
Sep 2024	29	52	1.8	30	1.03
Sep 2023	30	60	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	67	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2020	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	83	2.8	54	1.80
Sep 2018	30	85	2.8	43	1.43
Sep 2017	30	72	2.4	49	1.63
Sep 2016	30	104	3.5	54	1.80
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2014	29	80	2.8	55	1.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 48% · Maths 52% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%88th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	40%	8%	107	100
2023/24	76%	7%	107	105
2022/23	54%	12%	105	105

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 Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
LIPA Sixth Form College
0.7 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
Pleasant Street Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Catholic Academy
0.9 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Good2023

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

2026

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

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Liverpool

2026

1.1applications per place 62%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: 104667 · 341/3594
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Pitt Street, Liverpool, L1 5BY
Local authority: Liverpool

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