St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Formby, Sefton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Sefton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Luke's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Formby, Sefton for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 March 2024. Sefton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Luke's Church of England 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 |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 12.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 9.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sefton.
- For Reception 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 36 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 49% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, lowest among this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Sefton that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sefton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Jubilee Road, Formby, L37 2HW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 365 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils learn to be themselves, to respect difference and to speak out when they see injustice.”
- “Pupils behave exceptionally well.”
- “For instance, through their words and actions, they show considerable care and kindness towards others.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, the school sometimes does not ensure that staff help pupils to remember some key knowledge.”
- “This means that, at times, some information does not stay in pupils’ long-term memory.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 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) | 49% | 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, 36 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 Sefton.
- Woodlands Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Jerome's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Redgate Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Freshfield Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Shoreside Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published