St Marie's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool, Knowsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Knowsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Marie's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Knowsley for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Knowsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Marie's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 65.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Knowsley is 46.8%.
- In 2026 Reception there were 19 first-choice applications for 20 offers. Every applicant was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Knowsley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Knowsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bigdale Drive, Northwood, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 6XL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Knowsley
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 65.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending their welcoming, friendly school.”
- “They thrive in the nurturing atmosphere.”
- “They come in every day with a smile on their face, right from when they start school in the early years.”
To improve
- “However, too many pupils do not reach these aspirations because the newly designed curriculum is not delivered effectively across all subjects.”
- “Under the previous curriculum, the school’s published test results in reading and mathematics were significantly below the national averages in 2023 and 2024.”
- “However, the school’s systems for assessing how well pupils learn the current curriculum are not consistently applied.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 19 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Knowsley.
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Eastcroft Park School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkby CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Park Brow Community Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millbrook Community Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published