Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Meadway, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 7LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Head teacher
- Mr David Delaney
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 414
- URN
- 104629
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517223462
About this school
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 414 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 55 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 18% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 85% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 89% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 415 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School compares
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4% | 12.6% | 414 | — |
| King David Primary School | 66% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 427 | 0.2 miles |
| Rudston Primary School | 35% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| King's Northway Primary Academy | — | — | — | 330 | 0.5 miles |
| Mosspits Lane Primary School | 75% | 4% | 9.9% | 391 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School | 72% | 7% | 46.4% | 157 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.59%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 5.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King David Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Rudston Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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King's Northway Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Mosspits Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranks 19th of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Christ The King Catholic Primary School teach?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the head teacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- The head teacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School is Mr David Delaney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has 414 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School full?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 414 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Christ The King Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Christ The King Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Christ The King Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.