St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
214
AGES
4 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary aided school
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(07/06/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
83%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

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Sands Road Off Elmsley Road
Mossley Hill
Liverpool
L18 8BD
01517243233

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have shaped a school community where pupils say that they feel, ‘there is something for everyone’. ‘Growing together, following Jesus’ is your mantra. Pupils grow and develop through the diverse opportunities the school can offer. You encourage them to ‘seize the day’ and they do. Pupils value the chance to take part in a wide range of activities. They excel in sports such as gymnastics, swimming, cross-country, chess and bridge. The aspirational culture that you have created inspires pupils and staff to strive for excellence. Staff feel extremely proud to be a part of the school community. Alongside your deputy headteacher, you have created a loyal and enthusiastic team. Staff are passionate about improving further the quality of their teaching. The staff with whom I spoke explained to me how leaders challenge and support them to excel professionally. Parents and carers consider the staff friendly and approachable. Parents are equally supportive of the school. They consider your appointment as the headteacher to be a major factor in the improvements that they have seen. The diverse skill-set of the governing body means that they ask challenging questions of leaders. They have an accurate understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the school. Pupils’ progress is at the heart of everything the governors do. They frequently review the effectiveness of leaders’ actions on pupils’ outcomes. The governors also share your eagerness in ensuring that pupils can enjoy a wide variety of experiences. The governing body provides you with a high level of challenge. This continues to ensure that the school is going from strength to strength. Your own evaluation of the school is incisive and accurate. You have addressed the areas identified at the last inspection. Rates of pupils’ progress underpin your plans for improving the school. Teachers explained to me how pupils’ progress is the starting point of their professional conversations with leaders. Teachers refine and develop their approach through training. They say that they feel motivated by ambitious targets and feel that leaders and governors are supportive. Leaders have high expectations of staff and adopt an analytical approach to school improvement. Leaders’ approach is securing even better outcomes for pupils. At the last inspection, inspectors asked you to improve teaching and learning by ensuring that most-able pupils get on with challenging tasks more quickly. This is something you have addressed and it is particularly evident in mathematics. You have changed the way teachers plan for the most able pupils. Teachers plan their use of teaching assistants more effectively. This ensures that the most able pupils can access tasks that are more difficult sooner. Teachers routinely plan activities that allow pupils to develop their reasoning and problem-solving skills. This is ensuring that the most able pupils are making more rapid progress, particularly at key stage 2. Safeguarding is effective. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. The system for ensuring that all adults are suitable to work with children is secure. Training for governors and staff is appropriate and up to date. Staff understand the procedures they must follow if they have concerns about a child. Parents and staff have a shared confidence that pupils are safe at school. All pupils who responded to Ofsted’s pupil survey, and those with whom I spoke, feel safe. They explained to me how they are happy in school. Pupils say that they feel there is someone in school they can go to if they have a problem. Pupils understand how to keep themselves safe, including online. Bullying is rare. Pupils demonstrate an understanding and tolerance of different cultures, families, faiths and backgrounds. Inspection findings I was interested to know about the attendance of disadvantaged pupils and those pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities. Overall, pupils’ attendance at the school has been consistently good. However, the rates of absence for disadvantaged pupils and those pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities have been above national averages. You have worked with tenacity to ensure that all pupils and their parents understand the importance of good attendance. Leaders have introduced a number of strategies to encourage high levels of attendance. For example, you have introduced rewards for those pupils who have good attendance. These are having a positive effect. You are also carefully monitoring rates of absence. This allows to staff to help families ensure that their children attend school regularly. Your actions have reduced rates of absence. The current attendance of disadvantaged pupils and those pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is above the national average. Another aspect I was interested in was boys’ progress in reading, particularly at key stage 2. This is because, in the past, boys have made slower progress than girls have in their reading. You have put measures in place to improve the progress that boys make in their reading. Teachers’ monitoring of pupils’ progress in reading quickly identifies pupils who fall behind. Staff ensure that they receive extra help and appropriate support to catch up. You acknowledge that, in the past, some of the boys do not read as widely or as often as other pupils. You are committed to ensuring that all pupils enjoy reading. In order to achieve this, leaders have acted quickly. For example, you have invested in texts that you think will be more appealing to boys. These are starting to improve boys’ attitudes to reading. Leaders also organise regular visits to the local library and the ‘story barn’. This allows pupils to choose from a wider range of texts. These initiatives are helping more boys to enjoy reading. Nonetheless, you acknowledge that there is still work to do in ensuring that boys read widely and often. I was also interested in whether the curriculum had sufficient breadth. Pupils are able to benefit from a curriculum that is broad and balanced. The development of the wider curriculum has been a priority for leaders. You have appointed subject leaders who regularly check on learning across the wider curriculum. This is helping to improve the quality of teaching. Subject leaders also ensure clear paths of progression from Reception to Year 6 in subjects such as religious education, geography and design technology. Leaders are passionate and committed to providing a curriculum that is ‘rich’. Leaders’ work in this area has secured improvements. Highly relevant educational visits support pupils’ progress in history. For example, a recent visit to Chester supported pupils with their work on the Romans. In pupils’ books, it is clear that teaching meets pupils’ needs in a range of subjects. For example, teachers plan learning in history that matches pupils’ capabilities. Pupils can develop their skills as historians. For example, in Year 5, pupils use a range of sources to produce detailed and articulate responses to the question, ‘Who was Alfred the Great and why was he great?’ Teachers’ accurate assessment of pupils’ progress in the wider curriculum is already allowing pupils to make more rapid progress. Nonetheless, you acknowledge that your assessment systems are sharper in reading, writing, mathematics and science. We agreed that teachers’ assessment of pupils’ prior learning in the wider curriculum needs embedding.

St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School Parent Reviews



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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>85, "agree"=>15, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>89, "agree"=>10, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>81, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>84, "strongly_agree"=>2, "agree"=>6, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>42, "strongly_agree"=>37, "agree"=>16, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>26, "agree"=>47, "disagree"=>16, "strongly_disagree"=>5, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>63, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>60, "agree"=>33, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>72, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>80, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>99, "no"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 171 responses up to 09-06-2023

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