St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–7 · Liverpool
St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 4–7 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 20 November 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- South Parkside Drive, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 8RP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 357 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm and welcoming school where pupils run into class each day, looking forward to the learning ahead.”
- “Parents and carers described the school as ‘home from home’.”
- “The positive engagement from parents supports pupils well in their learning.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, pupils’ errors in writing are not picked up quickly enough.”
- “In addition, sometimes the school does not choose the most appropriate activities for pupils to apply their phonic knowledge too.”
- “This hinders the quality of some pupils’ written communication.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 106 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 91 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Liverpool published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- St Paul's Catholic Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blackmoor Park Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Corinthian Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Monksdown Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Knotty Ash Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published