St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
Tarbock Road, Speke, Liverpool, L24 0SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Harrop
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 133615
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514862835
About this school
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 389 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. 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 62 | 45 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 40% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 62% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 60% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Christopher'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 | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 395 |
| 2024/25 | 392 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Christopher's Catholic Primary School compares
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School ranked 55th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7% | 51.4% | 389 | — |
| Stockton Wood Community Primary School | 57% | 5.7% | 46.8% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Middlefield Community Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 68% | 353 | 0.5 miles |
| Hunts Cross Primary School | 50% | 6% | 27.5% | 328 | 0.9 miles |
| St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 19.9% | 241 | 1.0 miles |
| St Ambrose Catholic Academy | 72% | 6.5% | 71.9% | 181 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.4%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 21.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stockton Wood Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Middlefield Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Hunts Cross Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Ambrose Catholic Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School ranks 92nd 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 St Christopher's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of St Christopher's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Christopher's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Nicola Harrop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Christopher's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Christopher'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 big is St Christopher's Catholic Primary School?
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Christopher's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 389 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Christopher's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Christopher's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Christopher's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Christopher's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Christopher's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 60% 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 Christopher's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School ranked 55th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% 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 Christopher's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Christopher's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Christopher'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 15 July 2026.