St Laurence's Catholic Primary School

Knowsley · L32 9QX

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 390 pupils, 36.2% FSM

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St Laurence's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Leeside Avenue, Southdene, Liverpool, L32 9QX – View on map
Phone: 01515464733
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Paul MacKenzie
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 55 families put it first for 60 places – 9 for every 10 places. 98% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 8 · 2025 8 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

390 pupils out of 350 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 136
% eligible for free school meals: 36.2%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Knowsley average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9.3% a year (Knowsley 11.3%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 60% moved to another school, 40% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Knowsley: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Knowsley, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 27 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 56% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points below the Knowsley average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 57% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 57%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 63% · Writing 69% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 75%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 104
Based on: 52 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolKnowsley averageEngland↘ Falling Down 5 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points below the Knowsley average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 29th of 47 junior and primary schools in the area

=29Millbrook Community Primary School56%
=29St John Fisher Catholic Primary School56%
=29St Laurence's Catholic Primary School56%
=29Willow Tree Primary School56%
=34Our Lady's Catholic Primary School54%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Blacklow Brow School86%
=2Halewood Church of England Primary Academy83%
=2St Joseph's Catholic Primary School83%
#4Malvern Primary School80%
#5Evelyn Community Primary School79%
#6St Aloysius Catholic Primary School78%
#7St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School76%
#8St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community74%
#9St Gabriel's CofE Primary School71%
#10Holy Family Catholic Primary School70%
=11Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery68%
=11St Luke's Catholic Primary School68%
=13Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School67%
=13St Mark's Catholic Primary School67%
=15Halsnead Primary School66%
=15Park View Academy66%
=15St Brigid's Catholic Primary School66%
#18Cronton Church of England Primary Academy65%
=19Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School64%
=19Knowsley Lane Primary School64%
=19Roby Park Primary School64%
#22Whiston Willis Primary Academy63%
#23Kirkby CofE Primary School62%
=24Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School59%
=24St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School59%
=26Sylvester Primary Academy58%
=26Westvale Primary School58%
#28Plantation Primary School57%
=29Eastcroft Park School56%
=29Millbrook Community Primary School56%
=29St John Fisher Catholic Primary School56%
=29St Laurence's Catholic Primary School56%
=29Willow Tree Primary School56%
=34Our Lady's Catholic Primary School54%
=34St Marie's Catholic Primary School54%
#36St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School53%
=37Park Brow Community Primary School52%
=37St Columba's Catholic Primary School52%
=39Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)51%
=39St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School51%
#41St Aidan's Catholic Primary School48%
=42St Anne's Catholic Primary School47%
=42St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School47%
#44Knowsley Village School43%
#45Stockbridge Village Primary School36%
#46Ravenscroft Community Primary School32%
#47Yew Tree Primary Academy29%

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22nd of 29 primary schools in Knowsley for Ofsted rating

#20St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#21St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#22St Laurence's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the CommunityGood
#24St Marie's Catholic Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Cronton Church of England Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Whiston Willis Primary AcademyOutstanding
#4Evelyn Community Primary SchoolGood
#5Halewood Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#6Halsnead Primary SchoolGood
#7Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#8Holy Family Catholic Primary School & NurseryGood
#9Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Kirkby CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Malvern Primary SchoolGood
#12Millbrook Community Primary SchoolGood
#13Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)Good
#14Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#15Park View AcademyGood
#16Prescot Primary SchoolGood
#17Roby Park Primary SchoolGood
#18St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#19St Gabriel's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#20St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#21St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#22St Laurence's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the CommunityGood
#24St Marie's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#25St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26Stockbridge Village Primary SchoolGood
#27Sylvester Primary AcademyGood
#28Willow Tree Primary SchoolGood
#29Yew Tree Primary AcademyGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,599 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

37th of 47 primary schools in Knowsley for spending per pupil

#35St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School£6,623
#36St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community£6,616
#37St Laurence's Catholic Primary School£6,599
#38St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,548
#39Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery£6,504

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Yew Tree Primary Academy£10,333
#2Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)£9,787
#3Westvale Primary School£8,943
#4St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School£8,790
#5Eastcroft Park School£8,504
#6Stockbridge Village Primary School£8,495
#7St Marie's Catholic Primary School£8,478
#8St Columba's Catholic Primary School£8,276
#9St Brigid's Catholic Primary School£8,102
#10St Gabriel's CofE Primary School£8,090
#11Park Brow Community Primary School£7,728
#12Knowsley Village School£7,696
#13Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School£7,673
#14Millbrook Community Primary School£7,620
#15St Aidan's Catholic Primary School£7,560
#16Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School£7,504
#17Ravenscroft Community Primary School£7,446
#18St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School£7,352
#19Willow Tree Primary School£7,335
#20St Mark's Catholic Primary School£7,298
#21Roby Park Primary School£7,279
#22St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School£7,185
#23St Aloysius Catholic Primary School£7,068
#24Sylvester Primary Academy£6,996
#25Halsnead Primary School£6,944
#26Kirkby CofE Primary School£6,933
#27St Luke's Catholic Primary School£6,920
#28Park View Academy£6,916
#29St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£6,858
#30Halewood Church of England Primary Academy£6,802
#31Evelyn Community Primary School£6,791
#32Blacklow Brow School£6,766
#33Plantation Primary School£6,738
#34Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School£6,725
#35St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School£6,623
#36St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community£6,616
#37St Laurence's Catholic Primary School£6,599
#38St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,548
#39Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery£6,504
#40Cronton Church of England Primary Academy£6,238
#41Whiston Willis Primary Academy£6,157
#42St Anne's Catholic Primary School£6,149
#43Malvern Primary School£6,135
#44Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,122
#45Our Lady's Catholic Primary School£5,965
#46Knowsley Lane Primary School£5,896
#47Prescot Primary School£3,787

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