Academy sponsor led · Liverpool

St Nicholas Catholic Academy

3–11Ages
157Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149132URN

Orthes Street, Liverpool, L3 5XF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

20 applications for 15 places · 87th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Liverpool median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

20 applications · 15 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Liverpool median

Dashed bars: as St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School (URN 104657), 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	15	20	1.3	14	0.93
Sep 2025	16	26	1.6	11	0.69
Sep 2024	11	19	1.7	8	0.73
Sep 2023	19	23	1.2	13	0.68
Sep 2022 *	19	28	1.5	17	0.89
Sep 2021 *	9	13	1.4	8	0.89
Sep 2020 *	20	32	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2019 *	25	30	1.2	17	0.68
Sep 2018 *	22	33	1.5	20	0.91
Sep 2017 *	19	32	1.7	13	0.68
Sep 2016 *	30	61	2.0	25	0.83
Sep 2015 *	24	50	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2014 *	29	51	1.8	30	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 85% · Maths 80% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%82nd of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	45%	10%	103	104
2023/24	56%	22%	106	107
2022/23	65%	18%	105	106

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 Nicholas Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Pleasant Street Primary School
0.2 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
0.4 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
LIPA Sixth Form College
0.6 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
0.9 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

2026

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Windsor Community Primary School
1.4 km · Liverpool

2026

1.5applications per place 39%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149132 · 341/2044
Trust: St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals: 38.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2022
Replaced: St Nicholas's Catholic Primary School (URN 104657)
Address: Orthes Street, Liverpool, L3 5XF
Local authority: Liverpool

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