St Paul's Catholic Junior School
Spring Grove, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 8SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Luck
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 500
- URN
- 104661
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512281159
About this school
St Paul's Catholic Junior School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 500 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Catholic Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- 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 | 128 | 124 | 128 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 46% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 73% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 55% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 58% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| 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 St Paul's Catholic Junior 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 | 52% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 491 |
| 2023/24 | 509 |
| 2024/25 | 500 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Catholic Junior School compares
St Paul's Catholic Junior School ranked 84th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 500 | — |
| St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School | — | 5.4% | 19.2% | 357 | 0.0 miles |
| Blackmoor Park Infants' School | — | 6.3% | 16.3% | 316 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby | 57% | 3.9% | 9% | 211 | 0.4 miles |
| Blackmoor Park Junior School | 43% | 7% | 30.1% | 343 | 0.5 miles |
| Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 460 | 0.5 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)
- 22.8%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 13.92%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Blackmoor Park Infants' School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Blackmoor Park Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
St Paul's Catholic Junior School ranks 149th 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 St Paul's Catholic Junior School teach?
- St Paul's Catholic Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Paul's Catholic Junior School is Mr Jamie Luck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Paul's Catholic Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Paul's Catholic Junior 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 St Paul's Catholic Junior School?
- St Paul's Catholic Junior School has 500 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Paul's Catholic Junior School full?
- St Paul's Catholic Junior School has capacity for 480 pupils and 500 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 St Paul's Catholic Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Paul's Catholic Junior School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Paul's Catholic Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Paul's Catholic Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Paul's Catholic Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Paul's Catholic Junior School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- St Paul's Catholic Junior School ranked 84th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Paul's Catholic Junior School's absence rate?
- St Paul's Catholic Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Paul's Catholic Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's Catholic Junior 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.