St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Sefton council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

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• Holiday
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Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 22 families put this school as their first choice, and 25 places were offered. 22 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 13 July 2023. Overall: Good It was inspected as St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Early years

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

246 (capacity 341)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Liverpool

Academy trust

POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01519285586

Address

Oxford Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 8QF

Website

sestcatholicprimary.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports