St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L4 8UA · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- KS246%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM29.3%
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 145360
Roscoe Primary School
Academy converter · Liverpool · L13 9AD
Ages 3–11 · 203 pupils · Liverpool
Ofsted
Expected standard
KS2 expected (RWM)
46%
Overall absence
6.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-06-09
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)46%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.8%
Unauthorised3.4%
- Authorised absence
- 3.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 191
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill71%
203 pupils · 286 places
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- Boys / girls
- 102 / 101
- School capacity
- 286
- Capacity fill
- 203 / 286 (71%)
- Free school meals
- 52.8%
- 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: NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- Northern Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs P Jones
Location
- Address
- Alison Road
- Postcode
- L13 9AD
- Town
- Liverpool
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- District
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- 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, Liverpool, 203 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 52.8%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Lister Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L13 7DT · Liverpool
Ages 3–7
- Absence6.9%
- FSM32.3%
0.5 miles away
Lister Junior School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L13 7DT · Liverpool
Ages 7–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM46.3%
0.5 miles away
Broad Square Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Liverpool · L11 1BS · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence7.2%
- FSM38.2%
0.5 miles away
Community school · Primary
Liverpool · L13 7DT · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
0.5 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L13 7EA · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- Absence6.9%
- FSM41.2%
0.6 miles away
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Liverpool · L6 4BX · Liverpool
Ages 3–11
- KS261%
- Absence6.9%
- FSM52.3%
0.8 miles away
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary aided school · Primary
Liverpool · L12 5EA · Liverpool
Ages 4–11
- KS260%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM7.1%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs P Jones
- Telephone
- 01512261536