Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School

Wirral, CH49 1RE · Wirral · primary school

Ofsted: Outstanding · 2023 Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
OfstedOutstanding
Pupils397
FSM8.3%
KS2 expected86%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-01-25 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils are exceptionally happy to be members of a kind and caring school community. They understand the school's values and live out the school's mission to 'do everything with love'. Pupils thrive at this school, achieving exceptionally well academically and socially.

Strengths:

  • Pupils are exceptionally happy to be members of a kind and caring school community.
  • Pupils learn from early on to take responsibility for their own actions and feel safe in school.
  • The school ensures that pupils' interests and talents are nurtured through a wide variety of clubs.
  • Teachers use assessment strategies successfully to check that pupils have firmly understood earlier concepts and ideas.
  • The school has established clear routines and high expectations for pupils' behaviour.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Catchment / designated area

'Every address in Wirral falls within the catchment area of one primary school' — though not necessarily the nearest one.

Source: Wirral admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2023-12-06)

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

What the entrance test covers

Wirral has THREE different entrance tests depending on the school: 1. The Wirral Admissions Test — shared by the four non-Catholic grammar schools (Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby Grammar School, Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Wirral Grammar School for Girls). Two multiple-choice papers taken on the same day, covering verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and mathematics. From 2027 entry the papers are supplied by Quest Assessments (previously GL Assessment). One sitting covers all four schools; meeting the standard does not guarantee a place. 2. St Anselm's College (boys, Catholic) — its own entrance test of three one-hour papers produced by the school: verbal reasoning, mathematics, and English (reading comprehension plus a writing task). No fixed pass mark — places are offered in rank order of total score. 3. Upton Hall School FCJ (girls, Catholic) — its own entrance exam of two 50-minute GL Assessment multiple-choice papers: English (Key Stage 2 curriculum — reading comprehension, spelling, grammar, punctuation) and verbal reasoning. The Wirral Admissions Test and the two Catholic schools' tests fall on different dates in September, so a child can attempt all three routes if registered separately for each (the Wirral Admissions Test via the council; the Catholic schools direct).

Similar schools nearby

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Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Wirral admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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