St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Liverpool, 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 Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Sefton for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Sefton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Philip's Church of England Controlled 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in all 3 earlier years with a published Reception outcome.
- 24.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 45.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sefton.
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Sefton.
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
- Church Road, Litherland, Liverpool, L21 8NZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this caring school.”
- “They start the day with smiles as they are greeted by staff who know them well.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and valued.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ attainment by the end of Year 6 has been below the national averages for some time.”
- “However, it is too soon to see the impact of these improvements on pupils' achievement.”
- “This is because, over time, pupils have not benefited from learning that builds their knowledge securely, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (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) | 41% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 13 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.
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Improved significantly
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Springwell Park Community Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Lander Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hatton Hill Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Litherland Moss Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good