Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School
North Drive, Sandfield Park, Liverpool, L12 1LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Miss Kate Peaston
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 502
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- URN
- 148177
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512812300
About this school
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 460 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
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
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 | 33 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 79% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 18% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 94% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 88% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Runnymede St Edward'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 | 67% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 303 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School compares
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School ranked 5th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 460 | — |
| Corinthian Community Primary School | 22% | 8.5% | 39.8% | 326 | 0.4 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Junior School | 46% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 500 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School | — | 5.4% | 19.2% | 357 | 0.5 miles |
| Blackmoor Park Infants' School | — | 6.3% | 16.3% | 316 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby | 57% | 3.9% | 9% | 211 | 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)
- 10.11%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 6.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corinthian Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Paul's Catholic Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Blackmoor Park Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School ranks 9th 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 Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School teach?
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School is Miss Kate Peaston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Runnymede St Edward'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 Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School?
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School has 460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School full?
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 502 pupils and 460 on roll (92%), 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 Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic.
- Does Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Runnymede St Edward'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 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 Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School ranked 5th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool 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 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Runnymede St Edward'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 2 July 2026.