Academy converter · Sefton

Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School

3–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
151111URN

Stand Park avenue, Netherton, Bootle, L30 3SA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.6 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

30 applications for 19 places · 65th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

32%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 26 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 19 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.6; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 1.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 1.2; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 1.3; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School (URN 132198), 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	19	30	1.6	16	0.84
Sep 2025	21	26	1.2	18	0.86
Sep 2024 *	29	35	1.2	24	0.83
Sep 2023 *	25	32	1.3	19	0.76
Sep 2022 *	21	38	1.8	19	0.90
Sep 2021 *	23	32	1.4	19	0.83
Sep 2020 *	30	44	1.5	26	0.87
Sep 2019 *	30	45	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2018 *	30	44	1.5	25	0.83
Sep 2017 *	30	61	2.0	27	0.90
Sep 2016 *	30	65	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	30	58	1.9	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	30	59	2.0	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 32% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard32%64th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	32%	0%	99	98
2023/24	26%	0%	101	98
2022/23	25%	0%	100	98

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

Our Lady of Walsingham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Netherton Moss Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
0.8 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Litherland Moss Primary School
0.9 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Grange Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.1applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Sefton

Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
1.9 km · Sefton

2026

3.4applications per place 41%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151111 · 343/3383
Trust: Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 49.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School (URN 132198)
Address: Stand Park avenue, Netherton, Bootle, L30 3SA
Local authority: Sefton

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