Primary school in Liverpool
St Charles' Catholic Academy
Tramway Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 7JA
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 22 February 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- Places
- 236
- How full
- 83% full — 196 of 236 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 98 / 98
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Liverpool 052E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 43%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 69%
- Households in social housing
- 18%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rebecca Dean
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward
- St Michaels
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- URN
- 151673
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 53% | 0.1 mi |
| Matthew Arnold Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 59% | 0.6 mi |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2021 | 54% | 0.7 mi |
| The Belvedere Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Sudley Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 83% | 0.9 mi |
| St Cleopas' Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 63% | 1 mi |
| St Silas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 56% | 1 mi |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 62% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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