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St Monica's Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Bootle · L20 9EB

Ages 3–11 · 446 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-04

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)58%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
365

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

51

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
105
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

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 fill106%

446 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
446
Boys / girls
210 / 236
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
446 / 420 (106%)
Free school meals
22.5%
FSM pupils
97
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr James Gouldbourne

Location

Address
Kelly Drive
Postcode
L20 9EB
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bootle, Sefton, 446 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 22.5%. 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 L20
14
Primary in L20
9
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.

Compare with theseAll in BootleNear L20

  • Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery

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    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L9 3BU · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM33.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Linacre Primary School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bootle · L20 5ED · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    0.6 miles away

  • Linacre Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Bootle · L20 5ED · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence10.2%
    • FSM64.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Northcote Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L9 1HW · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM51.3%
    • Demand1.02

    0.7 miles away

  • Bedford Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L20 9LJ · Sefton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM52.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • King's Lander Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 8HY · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM49.3%

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Gouldbourne
Telephone
01515251245
Website
http://www.stmonicascatholicprimaryschool.co.uk

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