Community school · Sefton

Netherton Moss Primary School

3–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104856URN

Swifts Lane, Netherton, Bootle, L30 3RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

57 applications for 30 places · 55th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

28 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 1.9; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 2.3; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 1.9; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 1.9; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 2.1; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2

This school
Sefton 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	30	57	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	57	1.9	36	1.20
Sep 2024	25	56	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2023	26	59	2.3	23	0.88
Sep 2022	25	46	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2021	30	62	2.1	20	0.67
Sep 2020	27	52	1.9	20	0.74
Sep 2019	26	54	2.1	17	0.65
Sep 2018	26	56	2.2	18	0.69
Sep 2017	30	57	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2016	26	54	2.1	21	0.81
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	20	0.67
Sep 2014	28	62	2.2	28	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 60% · Maths 83% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%47th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	0%	104	104
2023/24	42%	0%	102	100
2022/23	31%	3%	105	103

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

Netherton Moss Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
0.2 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
The Grange Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Good2023

2.1applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Litherland Moss Primary School
0.9 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Sefton

2026

1.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Hatton Hill Primary School
1.6 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.0applications per place 60%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: 104856 · 343/2013
Capacity: 210 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 58.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Swifts Lane, Netherton, Bootle, L30 3RU
Local authority: Sefton

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