Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Bootle. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Poulsom Drive, Bootle, L30 2NR
Website: www.holyspiritcatholicprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01515257497
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clare Roberts
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104910

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -7.8 to -3.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -6.8 to -2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:27%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenacre Community Nursery School
Province Place , L20 6PJ
3out of 4 2,874 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Poulsom Drive , L30 2NR
1out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Netherton Moss Primary School
Swifts Lane , Netherton L30 3RU
3out of 4 179 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Litherland Moss Primary School
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3out of 4 837 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
Ronald Ross Avenue , Netherton L30 5RH
3out of 4 893 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
Stand Park avenue , Netherton L30 3SA
3out of 4 898 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB
2out of 4 677 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Netherton Way , L30 2NA
- not rated 1,342 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Savio Salesian College
Netherton Way , L30 2NA
1out of 4 1,342 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road , Crosby L23 9YB
3out of 4 1,788 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic High School
Virgins Lane , Thornton L23 4UL
3out of 4 2,598 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
IMPACT
Daleacre Campus , Daleacre Drive L30 2QQ
3out of 4 548 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rowan Park School
Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB
4out of 4 628 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newfield School
Edge Lane , Crosby L23 4TG
3out of 4 1,679 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Turning Point Academy
Essex House , Bridle Road L30 4UE
- not rated 1,910 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Stannyfield Drive , Thornton L23 1TY
3out of 4 1,953 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.