Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bootle · L30 2NR · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS229%
- Absence7.4%
- FSM66.7%
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 146187
Litherland Moss Primary School
Academy converter · Liverpool · L21 0DB
Ages 3–11 · 208 pupils · Sefton
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
60%
Overall absence
6.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-03-05
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.2%
Unauthorised2.4%
- Authorised absence
- 4.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 177
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
208 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- Boys / girls
- 103 / 105
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 208 / 210 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 51.8%
- FSM pupils
- 102
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Academy trust
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
- Sponsor
- The Heath Family Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Joely Gibbons
Location
- Address
- Sterrix Lane, Litherland
- Postcode
- L21 0DB
- Town
- Liverpool
- 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 converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Liverpool, Sefton, 208 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 51.8%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Bootle · L30 3SA · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- FSM49.2%
0.5 miles away
Netherton Moss Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Bootle · L30 3RU · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS231%
- Absence7.2%
- FSM58.9%
0.5 miles away
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Liverpool · L21 8NZ · Sefton
Ages 5–11
- KS255%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM24.9%
0.7 miles away
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Improved significantlyVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L21 7LX · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS266%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM16.6%
0.7 miles away
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: OutstandingVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bootle · L20 6ED · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS286%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM14.6%
0.7 miles away
Hatton Hill Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L21 9NZ · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence7.1%
- FSM45.9%
0.8 miles away
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bootle · L30 5RH · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS262%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM41.6%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Joely Gibbons
- Telephone
- 01519284544