St Charles' Catholic Primary School
Tramway Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, L17 7JA
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by St Charles' Catholic Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Dean
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 104646
- Local authority
- Liverpool
About this school
St Charles' Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Charles' Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 27 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 59% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 78% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 28% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 28% | 70% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 St Charles' 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 | 28% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Charles' Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.8% | 37.8% | 192 | — |
| St Charles' Catholic Academy | — | — | — | 196 | 0.0 miles |
| St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School | 53% | 4.7% | 23% | 443 | 0.1 miles |
| Matthew Arnold Primary School | 59% | 6.5% | 60.8% | 276 | 0.6 miles |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 68% | 159 | 0.7 miles |
| Sudley Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 799 | 0.9 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)
- 37.79%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 21.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Charles' Catholic Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Matthew Arnold Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Finbar's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Sudley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other 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 year groups does St Charles' Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Liverpool.
- Has St Charles' Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Charles' Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Charles' Catholic Primary School?
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School had 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Charles' Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Charles' Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Charles' 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 7 July 2025.