St Finbar's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 22/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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South Hill Road, Liverpool

School Information

Address: South Hill Road, Liverpool, L8 9RY
Website: http://www.st-finbars.co.uk
Telephone: 01517273963
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Liverpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Janet Conley
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104640

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 168
Number of Boys: 87
Number of Girls: 81

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.8 to -0.8
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1.1
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.3 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:33%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street , L8 7QA
3out of 4 2,286 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road , L7 6HD
3out of 4 2,604 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School
South Hill Road , L8 9RY
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Matthew Arnold Primary School
Dingle Lane , L8 9UB
2out of 4 231 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cleopas' Church of England Junior Mixed and Infant School
Beresford Road , L8 4RP
3out of 4 521 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Silas Church of England Primary School
High Park Street , Toxteth L8 3TP
4out of 4 887 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Upper Essex Street , L8 6QB
1out of 4 984 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Dingle Vale , L8 9SJ
3out of 4 395 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Belvedere Academy
17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF
4out of 4 604 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
1 Aigburth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AA
3out of 4 1,230 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Croxteth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AL
3out of 4 1,870 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS
3out of 4 2,125 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
LIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street , L1 9HF
- not rated 2,428 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH
- not rated 2,630 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street , L3 5TP
- not rated 3,029 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Liverpool College
Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG
3out of 4 2,743 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ASPIRE Centre, Kings Leadership Academy Liverpool
Dingle Vale , Dingle L8 9SJ
- not rated 330 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
The Belvedere Preparatory School
23 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF
- not rated 604 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Auckland College
65-67 Parkfield Road , L17 4LE
- not rated 931 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Toxteth
115 Upper Warwick Street , Liverpool L8 8HD
- not rated 1,440 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Princes School
Selborne Street , L8 1YQ
4out of 4 2,021 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.