# St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School

St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104898. [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 197
- Council: Sefton
- URN: 104898

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 16 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 41% of pupils at St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 41% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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.

- [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-e104931): 190 m. Primary. Improved significantly, October 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-robert-bellarmine-catholic-primary-school-e104906): 600 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-elizabeths-catholic-primary-school-e104932): 840 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Springwell Park Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-park-community-primary-school-e134343): 920 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [King's Lander Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-lander-primary-academy-e150852): 970 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [PANDA Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/panda-schools-e152154): 1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/104898)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104898)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e104898