Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

Sefton CentralConstituency

PR8 3JEPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Sefton, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 190 pupils. Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School is part of LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Pupils

190

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 190
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Jun 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.