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Voluntary aided school · Sefton

Ursuline Catholic Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 408Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 104937URN

Nicholas Road, Liverpool, L23 6TT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJun 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
close to Sefton median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

140 applications for 60 places · 27th of 72 in Sefton
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
56%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJun 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

  1. 15 May 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 3 June 2015
    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
2.3applications per place, Reception
close to Sefton median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

140 applications · 60 places offered · 65 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.3; Sefton median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.5; Sefton median median 2.2
  3. 2024 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2
  4. 2023 2.8; Sefton median median 2.1
  5. 2022 2.6; Sefton median median 2.1
  6. 2021 2.6; Sefton median median 2.1
  7. 2020 3.1; Sefton median median 2.3
  8. 2019 2.8; Sefton median median 2.3
  9. 2018 3.1; Sefton median median 2.2
  10. 2017 3.3; Sefton median median 2.3
  11. 2016 2.8; Sefton median median 2.1
  12. 2015 2.9; Sefton median median 2.0
  13. 2014 3.2; Sefton median median 2.2
More applications per place than the Sefton median in 12 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026601402.3651.08
Sep 2025591472.5490.83
Sep 2024601322.2590.98
Sep 2023601702.8741.23
Sep 2022601582.6701.17
Sep 2021601582.6590.98
Sep 2020601833.1651.08
Sep 2019601662.8540.90
Sep 2018601863.1701.17
Sep 2017601953.3601.00
Sep 2016591632.8460.78
Sep 2015601752.9641.07
Sep 2014601933.2611.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%39th of 69 in Sefton
Reading
Expected standard76%
Higher standard33%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard78%
Greater depth6%
Maths
Expected standard78%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Sefton median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2556%4%106105
2023/2430%0%10298
2022/2367%4%104103

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
104937 · 343/3368
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
420 pupils · 408 on roll
Free school meals
8.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Nicholas Road, Liverpool, L23 6TT
Local authority
Sefton

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