# St William of York Catholic Primary School

St William of York Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 234 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104934. [Sefton](https://openindex.co.uk/sefton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 234
- Council: Sefton
- URN: 104934

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 13 March 2024
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, 57% of pupils at St William of York Catholic 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 | 57% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jigsaw-primary-pupil-referral-unit-e104850): 190 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Outstanding (overall), April 2023
- [Newfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newfield-school-e104982): 220 m. Special. School remains Good, December 2023
- [Chesterfield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterfield-high-school-e137514): 530 m. Secondary. School remains Good, March 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Holy Family Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-high-school-e104962): 650 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Forefield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forefield-junior-school-e150658): 890 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2021. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forefield-community-infant-and-nursery-school-e150813): 920 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023, before the school changed

## 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/104934)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104934)

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