Community school · Knowsley

Westvale Primary School

3–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104431URN

Melverley Road, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 0RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.6 below Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

36 applications for 27 places · 44th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 2 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 December 2025
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
17 May 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
25 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Knowsley median (1.9) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 27 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.2; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Knowsley median in 1 of 13 years.

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	27	36	1.3	20	0.74
Sep 2025	22	34	1.6	16	0.73
Sep 2024	20	32	1.6	16	0.80
Sep 2023	23	38	1.7	20	0.87
Sep 2022	35	52	1.5	31	0.89
Sep 2021	26	32	1.2	21	0.81
Sep 2020	27	43	1.6	24	0.89
Sep 2019	28	34	1.2	24	0.86
Sep 2018	24	36	1.5	19	0.79
Sep 2017	30	43	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2016	29	36	1.2	19	0.66
Sep 2015	30	39	1.3	27	0.90
Sep 2014	24	45	1.9	23	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 65% · Maths 69% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%26th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	58%	8%	102	105
2023/24	48%	7%	103	100
2022/23	39%	0%	103	102

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

Westvale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

1.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Knowsley

2026

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Melling Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Community Primary School
0.8 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kirkby CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

Good2023

3.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
1.8 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Ravenscroft Community Primary School
1.9 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%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: 104431 · 340/2017
Capacity: 262 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 60.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Melverley Road, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 0RQ
Local authority: Knowsley

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