St John's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St John's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St John'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
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 55 first-choice applications for 56 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 22.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 43.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 19 November 2024, was Not judged; its previous graded outcome was Outstanding, on 12 January 2016.
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
- Fountains Road, Kirkdale, Liverpool, L4 1UN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 524 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “The school puts all pupils’ learning at the heart of everything it does.”
- “Leaders, staff, parents, carers and pupils work exceptionally well together.”
- “The school’s aim to ‘live, love and learn together’ is evident in all that it does.”
To improve
- “At the last inspection in June 2023, the teaching of phonics was identified as an area for improvement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (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) | 67% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 54 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.
- Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Beacon Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Four Oaks Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published