St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Laurence's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 390 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 6 November 2024
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, 56% of pupils at St Laurence's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Knowsley and 62% in England.
2% 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 | 56% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- Park Brow Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- ActivateSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file760 m
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Kirkby High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), July 2022. Attainment 8 of 34.8 (2025/26, provisional)850 m
- Bluebell Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, July 2023890 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).