St Monica's Catholic Primary School
Kelly Drive, Bootle, L20 9EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr James Gouldbourne
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 104905
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515251245
About this school
St Monica's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bootle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Monica'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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 59 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 58% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 12% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 73% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 80% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 71% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Monica'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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Monica's Catholic Primary School compares
St Monica's Catholic Primary School ranked 48th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.8% | 24.3% | 446 | — |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | 39% | 6.6% | 56.4% | 440 | 0.5 miles |
| Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 7.6% | 32.8% | 597 | 0.6 miles |
| Linacre Primary School | 17% | 11% | 59.2% | 134 | 0.6 miles |
| Northcote Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 49.6% | 445 | 0.7 miles |
| Springwell Park Community Primary School | 29% | 6.2% | 50.6% | 440 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.29%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 9.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Linacre Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Northcote Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Springwell Park Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Bootle
St Monica's Catholic Primary School ranks 4th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Bootle.
- All Saints Catholic Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Netherton Moss Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Primary
- Springwell Park Community Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Monica's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bootle.
- Who is the headteacher of St Monica's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Monica's Catholic Primary School is Mr James Gouldbourne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Monica's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Monica'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 St Monica's Catholic Primary School?
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Monica's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 446 on roll (106%), 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 Monica's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Monica's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Monica's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Monica's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Monica's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 53% 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 Monica's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School ranked 48th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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 Monica's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Monica's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Monica'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.