Community school · Liverpool

Belle Vale Community Primary School

3–11Ages
272Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104519URN

Besford Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, L25 2QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

46 applications for 31 places · 67th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Liverpool median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 31 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.1; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.1; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6

This school
Liverpool 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	31	46	1.5	26	0.84
Sep 2025	24	39	1.6	15	0.63
Sep 2024	21	40	1.9	19	0.90
Sep 2023	45	63	1.4	33	0.73
Sep 2022	43	53	1.2	24	0.56
Sep 2021	47	55	1.2	35	0.74
Sep 2020	42	44	1.1	27	0.64
Sep 2019	43	48	1.1	33	0.77
Sep 2018	29	44	1.5	25	0.86
Sep 2017	29	48	1.7	23	0.79
Sep 2016	38	56	1.5	36	0.95
Sep 2015	30	51	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	39	1.3	19	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%27th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	7%	105	106
2023/24	58%	6%	105	103
2022/23	68%	3%	106	104

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

Belle Vale Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Netherley Park Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Good2022

1.2applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
Woolton Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Childwall Valley Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

2026

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton
1.6 km · Liverpool

Good2022

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 69%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: 104519 · 341/2014
Capacity: 210 pupils · 272 on roll
Free school meals: 45.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Besford Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, L25 2QF
Local authority: Liverpool

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