Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School

About Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School

Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 214 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 55% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 32 first choices for 30 places. Overall pupil absence was 7.5%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 55% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.