Academy converter · Sefton

Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150557URN

Sandbrook Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.5 above Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

61 applications for 23 places · 17th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong 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.

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Sefton median (2.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

61 applications · 23 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 3.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 2.7; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 2.7; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 3.1; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 2.8; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.9; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 3.1; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 104903), 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	23	61	2.7	17	0.74
Sep 2025	24	76	3.2	21	0.88
Sep 2024 *	24	65	2.7	22	0.92
Sep 2023 *	30	81	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2022 *	17	52	3.1	16	0.94
Sep 2021 *	30	86	2.9	35	1.17
Sep 2020 *	30	85	2.8	37	1.23
Sep 2019 *	31	89	2.9	33	1.06
Sep 2018 *	30	94	3.1	48	1.60
Sep 2017 *	30	71	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2016 *	30	81	2.7	37	1.23
Sep 2015 *	31	77	2.5	28	0.90
Sep 2014 *	28	71	2.5	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 77% · Maths 50% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%56th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	47%	0%	103	100
2023/24	47%	0%	103	101
2022/23	75%	7%	107	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

Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre
0.9 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Shoreside Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Farnborough Road Junior School
2.2 km · Sefton

Remains Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
Farnborough Road Infant School
2.2 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Sefton

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Sefton

Outstanding2024

2.3applications per place
Birkdale Primary School
4.0 km · Sefton

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Freshfield Primary School
4.3 km · Sefton

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150557 · 343/3307
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School (URN 104903)
Address: Sandbrook Road, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 3JE
Local authority: Sefton

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