Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| 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 | Expected standard | ||||
- 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
- 20 January 2026Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
- 4 November 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry70 applications · 29 places offered · 27 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2025 2.1; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2024 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2023 1.9; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2022 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2021 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.7
- 2020 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2019 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2018 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2017 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2016 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
- 2015 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
- 2014 2.1; 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 | 29 | 70 | 2.4 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2024 | 27 | 50 | 1.9 | 23 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2023 | 26 | 50 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 29 | 50 | 1.7 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 46 | 1.5 | 21 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2020 | 27 | 41 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2019 | 26 | 44 | 1.7 | 23 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 23 | 45 | 2.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 | 29 | 50 | 1.7 | 24 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 21 | 35 | 1.7 | 19 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 18 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 59% · Maths 78% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Knowsley median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56% | 4% | 108 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 0% | 105 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 63% | 7% | 108 | 106 |
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
- Eastcroft Park SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · KnowsleyGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · KnowsleyGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · KnowsleyGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- Standards maintained20251.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · KnowsleyGood20233.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · KnowsleyGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Knowsley20261.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · KnowsleyStandards maintained20241.9applications 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
- 104447 · 340/2051
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 222 on roll
- Free school meals
- 54.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Hollinghurst Road, Tower Hill, Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 1EB
- Local authority
- Knowsley
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources