St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Bootle, Sefton
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bootle, Sefton for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Ronald Ross Avenue, Netherton, Bootle, L30 5RH
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, enjoy coming to this nurturing school where everyone is made to feel welcome.”
- “Leaders and staff encourage pupils to embrace the school’s values of peace, hope and friendship.”
- “Staff provide a wide range of clubs to help foster pupils’ interests and talents.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not ensured that a small number of staff have the knowledge they need to deliver some aspects of the programme consistently well.”
- “This hinders a very small number of pupils on their journey to become confident and fluent readers.”
- “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers are not as clear about some of the knowledge that pupils should be learning and when some aspects of the curriculum should be taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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) | 77% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sefton.
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Netherton Moss Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy 0.5 mi Not judged
- The Grange Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Litherland Moss Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published