Back Lane, Crosby, Liverpool L23 4UA
10 reasons to choose St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crosby
Top line
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Crosby has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the 7 best state primary schools in Sefton and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Crosby is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 7 members of Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Crosby has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Crosby ranks in the top 17% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 35% of schools.
The St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crosby curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crosby
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crosby
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 4.45pm.
Find another school near St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crosby
Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School (1.7 miles); St Mary’s College Preparatory School (2.5 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (9.3 miles).
St Edmund’s and St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Waterloo (2.8 miles); Summerhill Primary School (5.1 miles); St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate (5.2 miles).
Merchant Taylors’ Girls School (1.7 miles); St Mary’s College, Liverpool (2 miles); Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School (2.1 miles).
Formby High School (5.4 miles); Range High School (5.5 miles); St John Bosco Arts College (7.2 miles).