St Ambrose Catholic Academy
Alderfield Drive, Speke, Liverpool, L24 7SF
- 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 Christine Harris
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 149133
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514252306
About this school
St Ambrose Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 181 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
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
- 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 | 33 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 63% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 70% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 89% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Ambrose 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 | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ambrose Catholic Academy compares
St Ambrose Catholic Academy ranked 22nd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 6.5% | 71.9% | 181 | — |
| Middlefield Community Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 68% | 353 | 0.6 miles |
| Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 80% | 4.8% | 23.6% | 202 | 1.0 miles |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 7% | 51.4% | 389 | 1.1 miles |
| Stockton Wood Community Primary School | 57% | 5.7% | 46.8% | 356 | 1.5 miles |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 6.5% | 42.4% | 217 | 1.6 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)
- 71.91%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.52%
- Persistent absence
- 24.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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Middlefield Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Christopher's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Stockton Wood Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Mark's Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
St Ambrose Catholic Academy ranks 37th 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 Ambrose Catholic Academy teach?
- St Ambrose Catholic Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ambrose Catholic Academy?
- The headteacher of St Ambrose Catholic Academy is Mrs Christine Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Ambrose Catholic Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ambrose 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 big is St Ambrose Catholic Academy?
- St Ambrose Catholic Academy has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Ambrose Catholic Academy full?
- St Ambrose Catholic Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 181 on roll (77%), 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 Ambrose Catholic Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Ambrose Catholic Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Ambrose Catholic Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Ambrose Catholic Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Ambrose Catholic Academy?
- St Ambrose 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 St Ambrose Catholic Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% in 2022/23 and 72% 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 Ambrose Catholic Academy rank locally?
- St Ambrose Catholic Academy ranked 22nd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% 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 Ambrose Catholic Academy's absence rate?
- St Ambrose Catholic Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ambrose Catholic Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ambrose 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.