Voluntary aided school · Sefton

St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104920URN

Denmark Street, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 9RG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

57 applications for 26 places · 37th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

10 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 November 2017
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Sefton median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

57 applications · 26 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 3.4; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.2; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 1.8; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 1.9; Sefton median median 2.2

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	26	57	2.2	21	0.81
Sep 2025	17	57	3.4	16	0.94
Sep 2024	26	58	2.2	24	0.92
Sep 2023	30	59	2.0	19	0.63
Sep 2022	30	64	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2021	27	59	2.2	20	0.74
Sep 2020	30	67	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	60	2.0	22	0.73
Sep 2017	29	47	1.6	18	0.62
Sep 2016	25	44	1.8	14	0.56
Sep 2015	30	50	1.7	21	0.70
Sep 2014	30	58	1.9	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 67% · Maths 83% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%24th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	63%	0%	104	105
2023/24	62%	0%	103	103
2022/23	48%	0%	104	100

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 John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Waterloo Primary School
0.5 km · Sefton

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Sefton

Good2024

3.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ursuline Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Valewood Primary School
1.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

5.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Sefton

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104920 · 343/3342
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 196 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Denmark Street, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 9RG
Local authority: Sefton

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