St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Aidan's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 220 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 St Aidan's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Knowsley and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 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- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)280 m
- Knowsley Central SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, March 2025290 m
- Alt Bridge SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), October 2023290 m
- Lord Derby AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 34.3 (2025/26, provisional)760 m
- Lawrence House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file780 m
- St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Knowsley
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).