St Benedict's 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Copy Lane, Bootle, L30 7PG
Website: http://www.stbenedictsprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01515266423
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Phillips
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135085

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 244
Number of Pupils: 243
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -5 to -0.2
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.6
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Copy Lane , Netherton L30 7PG
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Grange Primary School
Stonyfield , Sefton L30 0QS
3out of 4 822 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
Ronald Ross Avenue , Netherton L30 5RH
3out of 4 827 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Netherton Moss Primary School
Swifts Lane , Netherton L30 3RU
3out of 4 1,307 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
Stand Park avenue , Netherton L30 3SA
3out of 4 1,416 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maghull High School
Ormonde Drive , Maghull L31 7AW
2out of 4 1,952 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB
2out of 4 2,118 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Netherton Way , L30 2NA
- not rated 2,328 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Savio Salesian College
Netherton Way , L30 2NA
1out of 4 2,328 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Maricourt Catholic High School
Hall Lane , Maghull L31 3DZ
2out of 4 2,683 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 1,849 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rowan Park School
Sterrix Lane , Litherland L21 0DB
4out of 4 1,986 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Newfield School
Edge Lane , Crosby L23 4TG
3out of 4 2,347 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Stannyfield Drive , Thornton L23 1TY
3out of 4 2,515 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Turning Point Academy
Essex House , Bridle Road L30 4UE
- not rated 2,516 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.