Voluntary controlled school · Liverpool

Wavertree Church of England School

2–11Ages
159Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104616URN

Rose Villas, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8HJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.9 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

20 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

8 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 November 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Liverpool median (1.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

20 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 2.1; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.8; 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	8	20	2.5	8	1.00
Sep 2025	21	28	1.3	11	0.52
Sep 2024	16	33	2.1	11	0.69
Sep 2023	23	31	1.4	18	0.78
Sep 2022	17	24	1.4	14	0.82
Sep 2021	16	26	1.6	12	0.75
Sep 2020	20	26	1.3	14	0.70
Sep 2019	17	25	1.5	15	0.88
Sep 2018	30	37	1.2	14	0.47
Sep 2017	20	32	1.6	16	0.80
Sep 2016	30	53	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2015	29	53	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2014	30	55	1.8	21	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 43% · Maths 43% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%94th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard43%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	33%	0%	104	100
2023/24	40%	4%	101	99
2022/23	36%	7%	102	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

Wavertree Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Heygreen Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Mosspits Lane Primary School
0.8 km · Liverpool

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
King's Northway Primary Academy
1.0 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place
St Clare's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Greenbank Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lawrence Community Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

2026

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
King David Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.1applications per place 66%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 controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104616 · 341/3015
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 159 on roll
Free school meals: 52.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Rose Villas, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8HJ
Local authority: Liverpool

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