St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Sandy Lane, Lydiate, Merseyside, L31 2LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Perree
- 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
- 234
- URN
- 104936
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515265856
About this school
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Merseyside. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Gregory'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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 79% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 86% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 79% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Gregory'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 | 67% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Gregory's Catholic Primary School compares
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 234 | — |
| Lydiate Primary School | 47% | 6.8% | 16.8% | 224 | 0.1 miles |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate | 86% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| Green Park Primary School | 52% | 5% | 6.3% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Northway Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 11.4% | 370 | 0.8 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)
- 5.71%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lydiate Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Green Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Northway Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Merseyside
- Allanson Street Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School Primary
- A.R.T.S. Education Special schools
- Birtenshaw School Merseyside Special schools
- Utopia Special schools
- ES Independent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Gregory's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Merseyside.
- Who is the headteacher of St Gregory's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is Mr Joseph Perree, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Gregory's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Gregory'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 Gregory's Catholic Primary School?
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 234 on roll (111%), 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 Gregory's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Gregory's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Gregory's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Gregory's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 79% 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 Gregory's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School ranked 9th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% 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 Gregory's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Gregory's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Gregory'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.