St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
AcademyPrimaryNursery
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
Ages3 – 11
246 pupils
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Details
Type
Academy Converter
Local Authority
Sefton
Academy Trust
POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Head Teacher
Mr Kieran Loftus
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Opened
September 2024
Website
www.sestcatholicprimary.org
Reference Number
151023
Additional Provisions
Nursery Provision
About This Data
- •School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
Admissions
How many families applied and received places
Reception entry for 2025/26
On Time Applications
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Total applications | 65 |
| As 1st preference | 29 |
| As 2nd preference | 20 |
| As 3rd preference | 16 |
| From another local authority | 2 |
Offers on National Offer Day
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Total offers | 32 |
| To 1st preference | 29 |
| To 2nd preference | 1 |
| To 3rd preference | 2 |
| To any preference | 32 |
| To another local authority | 0 |
About This Data
- •Data sourced from the DfE "Primary and secondary school applications and offers" statistics.
- •Total applications includes all preferences (1st through 6th), not just those shown in the breakdown above.
- •Applications and offers from/to another local authority may also appear in preference rows (e.g., a 1st preference from another local authority counts in both rows).
- •"Oversubscribed" means the school received more 1st preference applications than places offered.
- •This school is a academy converter, admissions are controlled by the school itself, we advise you contact the school or check their website for further information. This school's local authority is Sefton.
Pupils
Summary
Total Pupils273 (80% of capacity)
Age Range3 – 11
GenderMixed
Boys / Girls48% / 52%
Free School Meals22.0%
English as Additional Language3.7%
SEN Support13.9%
SEN with EHCP2.2%
Overall Attendance—
Persistent Absence—
Class Sizes
Overall Average24.8
Key Stage 10.0
Key Stage 20.0
Cohort Sizes
Nursery22
Reception18
Year 122
Year 243
Year 342
Year 440
Year 540
Year 646
Pupil Ethnicities
White British91.2%
White Other2.2%
White & Black African1.1%
African1.1%
White & Black Caribbean0.7%
White & Asian0.7%
Mixed Other0.7%
Asian Other0.7%
Irish0.4%
Indian0.4%
Other0.4%
Unclassified0.4%
About This Data
- •Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
- •This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
- •Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
- •Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Inspections
Ofsted Inspections
1 inspection on record
- 2024
About This Data
- •Inspection data is sourced from Ofsted, the official schools inspectorate for England.
- •Ratings may have changed since the last inspection. Always check the latest report for current information.
- •Some inspections (monitoring visits, academy conversions) do not result in a graded judgement.
Workforce
Staff numbers and pupil-to-teacher ratios
About This Data
- •Data sourced from the DfE School Workforce Census. Numbers may not match exactly other data shown on this site due to different collection timings within the academic year.
- •FTE = Full-time equivalent, representing the total working hours divided by standard full-time hours. Headcount = total number of individuals employed.
- •Senior leadership includes headteachers, deputy headteachers and assistant headteachers.
- •Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) have completed accredited initial teacher training in England.
Finances
2024/25
Financial data is not available for this school
Contact Information
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