Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
217Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104676URN

Sands Road Off Elmsley Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

1.1 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

82 applications for 30 places · 3rd 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

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

8 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 March 2014
Graded inspection: 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

2.7applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Liverpool median (1.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

82 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 2.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 2.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 2.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 2.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 3.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 2.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 2.5; 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	82	2.7	26	0.87
Sep 2025	29	77	2.7	19	0.66
Sep 2024	25	49	2.0	21	0.84
Sep 2023	30	68	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2022	30	62	2.1	18	0.60
Sep 2021	30	65	2.2	23	0.77
Sep 2020	30	73	2.4	16	0.53
Sep 2019	30	63	2.1	20	0.67
Sep 2018	30	80	2.7	27	0.90
Sep 2017	30	72	2.4	21	0.70
Sep 2016	30	95	3.2	33	1.10
Sep 2015	26	66	2.5	18	0.69
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 81% · Maths 97% → 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 standard94%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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%	109	108
2023/24	72%	9%	109	109
2022/23	83%	23%	107	108

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 Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Dovedale Community Primary School
0.3 km · Liverpool

2025

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Greenbank Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Mosspits Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Booker Avenue Junior School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

75%met the SATs standard
Booker Avenue Infant School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Sudley Primary School
1.5 km · Liverpool

2026

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
1.6 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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104676 · 341/3631
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sands Road Off Elmsley Road, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BD
Local authority: Liverpool

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