Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School
Cedar Road, Liverpool, L9 9AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Davey
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 764
- Pupils on roll
- 708
- URN
- 141076
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515259600
About this school
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 708 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blessed Sacrament 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 111 | 90 | 100 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 67% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 74% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Blessed Sacrament 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 | 59% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 722 |
| 2023/24 | 703 |
| 2024/25 | 732 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School compares
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School ranked 68th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.5% | 35.7% | 708 | — |
| Longmoor Community Primary School | 70% | 6.4% | 27.4% | 428 | 0.2 miles |
| Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 7.6% | 32.8% | 597 | 0.4 miles |
| Barlows Primary School | 78% | 6.9% | 22.8% | 406 | 0.7 miles |
| Northcote Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 49.6% | 445 | 0.9 miles |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 24.3% | 446 | 1.0 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)
- 35.71%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.47%
- Persistent absence
- 22.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longmoor Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Barlows Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Northcote Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Monica's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School ranks 114th 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 ages does Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School teach?
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is Mr Christopher Davey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blessed Sacrament 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 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School?
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School has 708 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School full?
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School has capacity for 764 pupils and 708 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 Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School ranked 68th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blessed Sacrament 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 1 July 2026.