OFSTED
14 May 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 February 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
4 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Liverpool
Trust
South Liverpool Education Trust
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
276
218 full-time ·
58 part-time
Female pupils
106
38.4% of pupils
Male pupils
170
61.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.3 pts
above England
School
51.1%
Liverpool
34.5%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.1 pts
below England
School
19.2%
Liverpool
22.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Liverpool
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.2%
191
Any other ethnic group
8.0%
22
Any other White background
5.4%
15
Any other Mixed background
4.7%
13
African
4.3%
12
Any other Black background
1.8%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.9%
66 of
276 pupils
3.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Reading
1.8 pts below England
School
72.0%
Liverpool
69.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Writing
8.3 pts below England
School
62.0%
Liverpool
66.5%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
Liverpool
67.0%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
higher than
England
School
6.51%
Liverpool
7.19%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.52 pts
higher than
England
School
19.34%
Liverpool
19.97%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Liverpool
2.08%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
138.0%
49.8 pts
above England
Matthew Arnold Primary School
138.0%
Liverpool
98.6%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.