# St Philip's Church of England Primary School

St Philip's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104902. [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 207
- Council: Sefton
- URN: 104902

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 14 March 2023
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, 80% of pupils at St Philip's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 80% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Arden College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arden-college-e131935): 630 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Southport Education Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southport-education-group-e130491): 770 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Linaker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linaker-primary-school-e151390): 810 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-southport-e145454): 900 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Educ8 Southport](https://openindex.co.uk/school/educ8-southport-e151208): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Norwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwood-primary-school-e104865): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 55% 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/104902)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104902)

## How to cite

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