Voluntary aided school · Knowsley

Kirkby CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
307Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104448URN

Hall Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 1TZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.4 above Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

133 applications for 40 places · 4th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Knowsley median (1.9) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

133 applications · 40 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 3.1; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 3.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 3.1; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 3.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 3.2; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 2.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 3.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 3.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 3.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 3.5; Knowsley median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Knowsley median in 13 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	40	133	3.3	48	1.20
Sep 2025	40	122	3.1	50	1.25
Sep 2024	39	140	3.6	62	1.59
Sep 2023	38	119	3.1	43	1.13
Sep 2022	38	135	3.6	50	1.32
Sep 2021	38	120	3.2	50	1.32
Sep 2020	38	97	2.6	45	1.18
Sep 2019	35	94	2.7	37	1.06
Sep 2018	34	93	2.7	37	1.09
Sep 2017	34	116	3.4	46	1.35
Sep 2016	35	131	3.7	43	1.23
Sep 2015	35	130	3.7	49	1.40
Sep 2014	35	121	3.5	46	1.31

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 74% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%23rd of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	62%	3%	106	105
2023/24	61%	11%	107	108
2022/23	68%	5%	105	107

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

Kirkby CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Community Primary School
0.5 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
0.6 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Knowsley

2026

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Ravenscroft Community Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Westvale Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

2025

1.3applications per place 58%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104448 · 340/3000
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 280 pupils · 307 on roll
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hall Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 1TZ
Local authority: Knowsley

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