Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
157Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
104670URN

South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

26 applications for 16 places · 47th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 24 April 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Liverpool median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 16 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.0; 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	16	26	1.6	12	0.75
Sep 2025	15	25	1.7	9	0.60
Sep 2024	13	20	1.5	11	0.85
Sep 2023	17	26	1.5	11	0.65
Sep 2022	18	29	1.6	16	0.89
Sep 2021	14	23	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2020	20	30	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2019	14	18	1.3	12	0.86
Sep 2018	15	25	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2017	11	14	1.3	7	0.64
Sep 2016	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2015	13	20	1.5	11	0.85
Sep 2014	30	29	1.0	14	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 76% · Maths 80% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%19th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard4%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

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	72%	4%	102	103
2023/24	73%	9%	107	104
2022/23	64%	14%	104	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

Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Wavertree Church of England School
0.2 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Heygreen Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
King's Northway Primary Academy
0.8 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place
Mosspits Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

2025

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
King David Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Lawrence Community Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

2026

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 33%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: 104670 · 341/3599
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals: 47.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: South Drive, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8JL
Local authority: Liverpool

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