St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Harris Drive, Bootle, L20 6ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mairead O'Neill Dowell
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 104906
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519221216
About this school
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bootle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Robert Bellarmine 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 83% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 17% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 90% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 97% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Robert Bellarmine 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 | 86% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School compares
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School ranked 1st of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 4% | 15.7% | 236 | — |
| Springwell Park Community Primary School | 29% | 6.2% | 50.6% | 440 | 0.2 miles |
| St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School | 41% | 6.9% | 27.5% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 6.5% | 52.8% | 413 | 0.4 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | 62% | 5.3% | 19.1% | 467 | 0.5 miles |
| King's Lander Primary Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 43.7% | 234 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.71%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 4.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springwell Park Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
King's Lander Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Bootle
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School ranks 1st 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 Monica's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bootle.
- Who is the headteacher of St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School is Mrs Mairead O'Neill Dowell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Robert Bellarmine 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 Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School?
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School full?
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 236 on roll (112%), 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 Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 90% 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 Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School ranked 1st of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% 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 Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Robert Bellarmine 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 St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Robert Bellarmine 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 2026.