Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Bull Cop, Formby, Liverpool, L37 8BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Houghton
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 104930
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704877281
About this school
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 31 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 68% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 16% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 68% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 84% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Our Lady of Compassion 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 | 87% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School compares
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School ranked 3rd of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.9% | 10.3% | 232 | — |
| Redgate Community Primary School | 65% | 7.1% | 29.3% | 259 | 0.3 miles |
| Freshfield Primary School | 69% | 3.8% | 10.5% | 272 | 0.4 miles |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 238 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 62% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 349 | 1.1 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 49% | 3.8% | 12% | 365 | 1.1 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
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 5 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.29%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.86%
- Persistent absence
- 4.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redgate Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Freshfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Woodlands Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Luke's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Formby
Other schools in Liverpool
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School ranks 10th 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 year groups does Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School teach?
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School is Mr Anthony Houghton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Compassion 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 big is Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School?
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School full?
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 232 on roll (110%), 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 Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 82% 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 of Compassion Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School ranked 3rd of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% 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 of Compassion Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Compassion 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.