Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Primary schoolHoly Spirit Catholic Academy is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 151 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 48% of pupils at Holy Spirit Catholic Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Netherton Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)160 m
- Waterside AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses500 m
- Rowan Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024580 m
- Litherland High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional)620 m
- Litherland Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).