# St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School

St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104453. [Knowsley](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: Knowsley
- URN: 104453

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), February 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- 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, 47% of pupils at St Mary and St Paul's CofE 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 | 47% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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.

- [St Luke's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-catholic-primary-school-e104460): 650 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Whiston Willis Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whiston-willis-primary-academy-e145613): 740 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Halsnead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halsnead-primary-school-e144105): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Prescot Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prescot-primary-school-e151259): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), April 2022, before the school changed
- [Evelyn Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evelyn-community-primary-school-e104446): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-edmund-arrowsmith-catholic-academy-e148534): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/104453)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104453)

## How to cite

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