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Holy Spirit Catholic Academy

Academy sponsor led · Bootle · L30 2NR

Ages 3–11 · 151 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

7.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-12

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.3%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
157

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

9

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
23
Preferred offers (top 3)
9
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill58%

151 pupils · 262 places

Pupils on roll
151
Boys / girls
77 / 74
School capacity
262
Capacity fill
151 / 262 (58%)
Free school meals
66.7%
FSM pupils
96
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Religious ethos
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Lindsey Chellew

Location

Address
Poulsom Drive, Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Poulsom Drive
Postcode
L30 2NR
Town
Bootle
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bootle, Sefton, 151 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 66.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Bootle
20
Primary schools in Bootle
14
Academies among open schools in Bootle
35% (7)
Open schools in L30
11
Primary in L30
6
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Primary in Sefton LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lindsey Chellew
Telephone
01515257497
Website
www.holyspiritcatholicprimary.co.uk

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