# St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School

St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 241 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104470. [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 241
- Council: Knowsley
- URN: 104470

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- 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, 59% of pupils at St Andrew the Apostle 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 | 59% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

- [Yew Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yew-tree-primary-academy-e146115): 430 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Halewood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halewood-academy-e139614): 480 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hunts Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hunts-cross-primary-school-e104549): 640 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e104468): 940 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Plantation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plantation-primary-school-e149817): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mark's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-catholic-primary-school-e104469): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 67% 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/104470)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104470)

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