St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Sandy Lane, Merseyside, L31 2LB
234 pupils · 111% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Free school meals
- 4.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 18 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 79% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.24 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 36 | 69 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 21 | 62 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 43 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 29 | 66 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 35 | 67 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 31 | 63 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 25 | 50 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 31 | 62 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lydiate Primary School 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Green Park Primary School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Northway Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.