St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
Green Lane, Liverpool, L31 8BW
206 pupils · 98% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Free school meals
- 7.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 December 2022, published 5 March 2023. 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 26 | 73 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 22 | 66 | 26 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 33 | 91 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 36 | 78 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 31 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 34 | 66 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 31 | 79 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 19 | 18 | 65 | 19 |
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
- Green Park Primary School 0.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Lydiate Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Northway Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 1.3 km · Outstanding (2024) · 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.