Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School
Parkstile Lane, Croxteth, Merseyside, L11 0BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hartley
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 252
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 104632
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515463868
About this school
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Merseyside. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Swithin's 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 56% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 66% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 66% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Swithin's 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 | 48% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School ranked 71st of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.5% | 56.7% | 219 | — |
| Croxteth Community Primary School | 71% | 6.8% | 65.6% | 320 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 6% | 55.4% | 216 | 1.1 miles |
| Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School | 71% | 4.6% | 15.1% | 452 | 1.1 miles |
| Fazakerley Primary School | 58% | 6.2% | 57.1% | 425 | 1.2 miles |
| Ranworth Square Primary School | 77% | 7.1% | 53.5% | 231 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.67%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.51%
- Persistent absence
- 22.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Croxteth Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Our Lady and St Philomena's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Fazakerley Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Ranworth Square Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Merseyside
- Allanson Street Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- A.R.T.S. Education Special schools
- Birtenshaw School Merseyside Special schools
- Utopia Special schools
- ES Independent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Merseyside.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Emma Hartley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Swithin's 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 Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 252 pupils and 219 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School ranked 71st of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Swithin's 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.