Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Much Woolton 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Results 2024/25: 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place; there were 45 first-choice applications for 55 offers, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 113 applications for Reception 2026, 22 (19%) came from families living outside Liverpool, and 11 offers went to them.
- Free school meal eligibility is 10.2%, against a middle figure of 34.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Watergate Lane, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 8QH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 402 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Much Woolton pupils are warm and welcoming.”
- “They enjoy school and appreciate all that staff do to support them.”
- “From the early years upwards, there is a tangible air of high expectation.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, this information is not shared well enough beyond each classroom.”
- “This means the school does not have a deep enough understanding of what pupils know and can do.”
- “This prevents the school from making any necessary changes to the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2025 (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) | 72% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 45 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 Liverpool.
- Woolton Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Belle Vale Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hunts Cross Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Netherley Park Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Springwood Heath Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published