# Holy Spirit Catholic Academy

Holy 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.

Primary school. Code E149029. [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 151
- Council: Sefton
- URN: 149029

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Netherton Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherton-moss-primary-school-e104856): 160 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Waterside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterside-academy-e150834): 500 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Inadequate (overall), May 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- [Rowan Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowan-park-school-e150660): 580 m. Special. School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024
- [Litherland High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litherland-high-school-e141694): 620 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Litherland Moss Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/litherland-moss-primary-school-e146187): 770 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Oswald's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-church-of-england-primary-school-e104900): 820 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149029)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149029)

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