Academy converter · Sefton

Churchtown Primary School

2–11Ages
660Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146688URN

St Cuthbert's Road, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

168 applications for 84 places · 45th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

168 applications · 84 places offered · 83 named it first

2026 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 2.4; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.1; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Churchtown Primary School (URN 104861), the previous school.

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	84	168	2.0	83	0.99
Sep 2025	68	161	2.4	67	0.99
Sep 2024	79	166	2.1	77	0.97
Sep 2023	63	153	2.4	60	0.95
Sep 2022	91	176	1.9	88	0.97
Sep 2021	88	205	2.3	79	0.90
Sep 2020	106	224	2.1	108	1.02
Sep 2019 *	103	195	1.9	95	0.92
Sep 2018 *	89	198	2.2	83	0.93
Sep 2017 *	103	231	2.2	94	0.91
Sep 2016 *	119	251	2.1	113	0.95
Sep 2015 *	119	277	2.3	122	1.03
Sep 2014 *	118	256	2.2	90	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 73% · Maths 65% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%44th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	55%	6%	104	103
2023/24	62%	6%	106	103
2022/23	59%	0%	105	103

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

Churchtown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Larkfield Primary School
0.4 km · Sefton

Good2023

3.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Marshside Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Sefton

2026

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Norwood Primary School
1.9 km · Sefton

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
2.6 km · Sefton

2026

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146688 · 343/2032
Trust: Endeavour Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 840 pupils · 660 on roll
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Churchtown Primary School (URN 104861)
Address: St Cuthbert's Road, Churchtown, Southport, PR9 7NN
Local authority: Sefton

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