Voluntary aided school · Sefton

All Saints Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
312Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
132208URN

Chesnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

60 applications for 31 places · 51st of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
15 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

60 applications · 31 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 1.3; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 1.7; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 1.3; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 1.5; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 1.7; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 1.3; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 1.5; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 1.4; Sefton median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 0 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	31	60	1.9	29	0.94
Sep 2025	32	43	1.3	27	0.84
Sep 2024	23	38	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2023	43	58	1.4	34	0.79
Sep 2022	31	51	1.7	29	0.94
Sep 2021	39	60	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2020	45	58	1.3	32	0.71
Sep 2019	36	55	1.5	30	0.83
Sep 2018	37	61	1.7	34	0.92
Sep 2017	42	55	1.3	35	0.83
Sep 2016	36	53	1.5	30	0.83
Sep 2015	36	59	1.6	31	0.86
Sep 2014	48	66	1.4	45	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 52% · Maths 75% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%51st of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	52%	4%	103	105
2023/24	45%	0%	104	101
2022/23	45%	0%	105	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

All Saints Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Thomas Gray Primary School
0.1 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.1applications per place
Linacre Primary School
0.6 km · Sefton

Special measures 2026

3.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
King's Lander Primary Academy
0.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Sefton

Good2024

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 73%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: 132208 · 343/3384
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals: 46.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2007
Address: Chesnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX
Local authority: Sefton

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