Voluntary aided school · Sefton

St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
236Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104906URN

Harris Drive, Bootle, L20 6ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

2.0 above Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

126 applications for 30 places · 3rd of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

4.2applications per place, Reception

2.0 above Sefton median (2.2) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

126 applications · 30 places offered · 56 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 4.0; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 3.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 4.5; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 3.9; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 4.3; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 4.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 4.7; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 5.0; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 3.9; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 4.7; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 4.3; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 3.8; Sefton median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sefton 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	126	4.2	56	1.87
Sep 2025	30	120	4.0	48	1.60
Sep 2024	30	97	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	135	4.5	46	1.53
Sep 2022	30	116	3.9	44	1.47
Sep 2021	30	129	4.3	46	1.53
Sep 2020	29	134	4.6	46	1.59
Sep 2019	30	142	4.7	40	1.33
Sep 2018	30	151	5.0	54	1.80
Sep 2017	30	118	3.9	31	1.03
Sep 2016	30	140	4.7	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	128	4.3	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	114	3.8	47	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%1st of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	20%	109	110
2023/24	83%	17%	108	108
2022/23	86%	7%	107	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 Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Springwell Park Community Primary School
0.3 km · Sefton

Good2024

1.6applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
0.6 km · Sefton

2026

3.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
King's Lander Primary Academy
0.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Linacre Primary School
1.0 km · Sefton

Special measures 2026

3.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Litherland Moss Primary School
1.2 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Good2024

1.4applications per place 44%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: 104906 · 343/3316
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 236 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Harris Drive, Bootle, L20 6ED
Local authority: Sefton

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