What did Ofsted judge St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?

St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School has 241 pupils on roll.

What are St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School’s exam results?

In 2024-25, 59% of pupils at the end of primary school (key stage 2) reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.

What ages does St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School take?

St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School located?

St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School is located in Liverpool, L26 1TD, Knowsley.

How do I apply to St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?

St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How far from St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School were places offered?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School was 1.212 miles from the school. The last place went under “5. Non-Catholic children with a sibling in the school”, a priority group, so this distance applies only to that group, not to every family.

How are Reception places decided at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?

When St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children; 2. Catholic children in the parish of St John Vianney — Catholic children who are resident in the parish of St John Vianney (the part of the parish formerly referred to as St Andrew the Apostle) (see notes 3&10); 3. Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3), and 4 further criteria. Tie-break: Priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance, measured by straight line ('as the crow flies') using a computerised GIS based on LLPG data and national grid co-ordinates, in miles to three decimal places. In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 86.3% of pupils at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School

How close did you need to live?

1.212miles

was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

Last distance offered at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children.
2Catholic children in the parish of St John Vianney — Catholic children who are resident in the parish of St John Vianney (the part of the parish formerly referred to as St Andrew the Apostle) (see notes 3&10)
3Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3)
4Members of an Eastern Christian Church not in full communion with Rome — Members of an Eastern Christian Church not in full communion with Rome (see notes 4)
5Children of other Christian Ecclesial Communities — Children of other Christian Ecclesial Communities whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion. (see note 5)
6Children of other faiths — Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader. (see note 6)
7Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: Priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance, measured by straight line ('as the crow flies') using a computerised GIS based on LLPG data and national grid co-ordinates, in miles to three decimal places. In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school.

Within each category, exceptional social/medical/pastoral need is placed at the top of that category, followed by siblings. The admission authority will admit twins and siblings from multiple births where one child is the last ranked within PAN where logistically possible.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.