Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Arnot Street, Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool, L4 4ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Mr Daniel Paton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 490
- URN
- 135267
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512861400
About this school
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 490 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 52 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 79% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 79% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Arnot St Mary CofE 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 | 55% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School compares
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School ranked 33rd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.1% | 56% | 490 | — |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 37.3% | 418 | 0.2 miles |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | 67% | 5.4% | 40.8% | 461 | 0.2 miles |
| Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School | 29% | 7.4% | 50% | 449 | 0.3 miles |
| Bedford Primary School | 38% | 7.7% | 51.6% | 393 | 0.6 miles |
| Northcote Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 49.6% | 445 | 0.6 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)
- 56.01%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 17.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Bedford Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Northcote Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School ranks 54th 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
- 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
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School teach?
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the head teacher of Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School?
- The head teacher of Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School is Mr Daniel Paton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Arnot St Mary CofE 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 Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School?
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School has 490 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School full?
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 490 on roll (117%), 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 Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Liverpool.
- Does Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School ranked 33rd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Arnot St Mary CofE 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 1 July 2026.