Community school · Knowsley

Malvern Primary School

3–11Ages
486Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104427URN

Willoughby Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L14 6XA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.9 above Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

222 applications for 59 places · 3rd of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

1 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Knowsley median (1.9) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

222 applications · 59 places offered · 112 named it first

2026 3.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 2.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 2.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8

This school
Knowsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	222	3.8	112	1.90
Sep 2025	59	164	2.8	76	1.29
Sep 2024	59	165	2.8	80	1.36
Sep 2023	60	129	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	132	2.2	74	1.23
Sep 2021	60	142	2.4	76	1.27
Sep 2020	60	112	1.9	64	1.07
Sep 2019	58	142	2.5	80	1.38
Sep 2018	60	118	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2017	55	107	2.0	60	1.09
Sep 2016	60	93	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2015	61	102	1.7	56	0.92
Sep 2014	48	74	1.5	41	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%4th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Knowsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	18%	107	108
2023/24	77%	13%	107	107
2022/23	81%	21%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Malvern Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School
0.6 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School
0.6 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2024

76%met the SATs standard
Dovecot Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

2026

1.0applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Roby Park Primary School
1.1 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

3.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Knotty Ash Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Rudston Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Blueberry Park
1.5 km · Liverpool

2026

1.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104427 · 340/2013
Capacity: 505 pupils · 486 on roll
Free school meals: 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Willoughby Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L14 6XA
Local authority: Knowsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources