St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Austin's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Austin'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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 Reception entry, as was the case at 80 of the 109 other Liverpool primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- The 2026 Reception entry had 32 first-choice applications for 35 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Riverbank Road, Liverpool, L19 9DH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 411 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “This is a friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, arrive each morning smiling and ready to learn.”
- “Parents and carers appreciate that their children benefit from the school’s nurturing environment.”
To improve
- “In 2022, the proportion of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in writing and science was lower than the national average.”
- “In a small number of subjects, pupils do not build on their prior learning as well as they could.”
- “Some pupils’ recall of their previous learning in these subjects remains superficial.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2023 (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) | 65% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 32 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.
- Gilmour Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Booker Avenue Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Booker Avenue Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Sudley Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Garston Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Springwood Heath Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Banks Road Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published