Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/Roman CatholicReligious character
131105URN

Fir Tree Drive South, Croxteth Park, LIVERPOOL, L12 0JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

100 applications for 59 places · 44th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 28 November 2023Ofsted'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

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Liverpool median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

100 applications · 59 places offered · 64 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 2.4; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.9; 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	59	100	1.7	64	1.08
Sep 2025	59	85	1.4	57	0.97
Sep 2024	55	79	1.4	53	0.96
Sep 2023	60	106	1.8	78	1.30
Sep 2022	60	102	1.7	76	1.27
Sep 2021	60	111	1.9	75	1.25
Sep 2020	60	120	2.0	88	1.47
Sep 2019	60	146	2.4	102	1.70
Sep 2018	60	115	1.9	81	1.35
Sep 2017	60	116	1.9	77	1.28
Sep 2016	60	98	1.6	71	1.18
Sep 2015	60	106	1.8	74	1.23
Sep 2014	59	113	1.9	78	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 87% · Maths 82% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%23rd of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	71%	19%	106	105
2023/24	74%	17%	108	109
2022/23	62%	18%	106	105

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

Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Albert's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

2026

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Croxteth Community Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Knowsley Village School
1.6 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Stockbridge Village Primary School
1.6 km · Knowsley

Good2022

1.8applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.7 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 56%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: 131105 · 341/3956
Religious character: Church of England/Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1997
Address: Fir Tree Drive South, Croxteth Park, LIVERPOOL, L12 0JE
Local authority: Liverpool

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