School profile

St Monica's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Bootle, L20 9EB

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Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,537 of 15,057

Worse than 76% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

St Monica's Catholic Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 4 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeVoluntary aided school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils446
GenderMixed
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Head teacherMr James Gouldbourne
Local authoritySefton
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 104905.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolSeftonEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths53%, worse than England, worse than Sefton58%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.2%, worse than England, worse than Sefton5%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Sefton105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Sefton104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, similar to Sefton105105
Expected standard in reading65%, worse than England, worse than Sefton74%76%
Expected standard in writing73%, similar to England, better than Sefton69%73%
Expected standard in maths63%, worse than England, worse than Sefton72%75%
Pupils taking tests62--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils446
Girls236
Boys210
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.22.2%
First language not English7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.410
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.2.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.93
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size29.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
87.9%
African
1.8%
White and Black African
1.3%
Other Asian
1.3%
Other White
1.1%
White and Asian
1.1%
Other mixed
1.1%
Other ethnic group
1.1%
Pakistani
0.9%
Indian
0.7%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.8
Teachers (FTE)21.95
Teaching assistants (FTE)18.87
Support staff (FTE)25.23
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2519.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.59
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.110
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.53
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.50
Applications from another local authority (Reception)13

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSeftonEngland
Overall absence4.7%, similar to England, similar to Sefton5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.11.1%, better than England, better than Sefton13.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.8%, similar to England, similar to Sefton0.8%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.4%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near St Monica's Catholic Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryChrist Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.5 miSecondaryKing's Leadership Academy HawthornesFree schools
Good
0.5 miNurseryGreenacre Community Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryRice Lane Primary School and NurseryCommunity school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryHillside High SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryLinacre Primary SchoolCommunity school
Inadequate
0.7 miPrimaryNorthcote Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySpringwell Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryBedford Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.7 miNurseryCambridge Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good

Frequently asked questions about St Monica's Catholic Primary School

What is St Monica's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Monica's Catholic Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 4 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does St Monica's Catholic Primary School rank in England?

St Monica's Catholic Primary School ranks 11,537 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 76% of schools).

What are St Monica's Catholic Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils at St Monica's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into St Monica's Catholic Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, St Monica's Catholic Primary School made 59 offers from 110 applications (1.9 per offer), and 50 of 53 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend St Monica's Catholic Primary School?

St Monica's Catholic Primary School has 446 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of St Monica's Catholic Primary School?

St Monica's Catholic Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at St Monica's Catholic Primary School?

At St Monica's Catholic Primary School, the average class had 29.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at St Monica's Catholic Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at St Monica's Catholic Primary School missed 4.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.