Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Poulsom Drive, Bootle, L30 2NR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lindsey Chellew
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 149029
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515257497
About this school
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Bootle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holy Spirit Catholic Academy, 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 17 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 38% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 52% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 35% | 48% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 52% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| 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 Holy Spirit Catholic Academy 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 | 29% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Spirit Catholic Academy compares
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy ranked 55th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 7.7% | 70.3% | 151 | — |
| Netherton Moss Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 57.4% | 223 | 0.1 miles |
| Litherland Moss Primary School | 80% | 7.7% | 52.4% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 43.8% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School | 32% | 8.1% | 47.8% | 204 | 0.5 miles |
| The Grange Primary School | 28% | 9.3% | 51.9% | 288 | 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)
- 70.32%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 26.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Netherton Moss Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Litherland Moss Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
The Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Bootle
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy ranks 7th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Bootle.
- All Saints Catholic Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Netherton Moss Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Primary
- Springwell Park Community Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Grange Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holy Spirit Catholic Academy teach?
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bootle.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Spirit Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of Holy Spirit Catholic Academy is Mrs Lindsey Chellew, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Spirit Catholic Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Spirit Catholic Academy, 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 Holy Spirit Catholic Academy?
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holy Spirit Catholic Academy full?
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy has capacity for 262 pupils and 151 on roll (58%), 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 Holy Spirit Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Spirit Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Holy Spirit Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Spirit Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Holy Spirit Catholic Academy part of an academy trust?
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy is part of ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holy Spirit Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Spirit Catholic Academy compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy ranked 55th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Spirit Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Spirit Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Spirit Catholic Academy'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 10 July 2026.