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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 March 2014Graded inspection: 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 entry108 applications · 37 places offered · 35 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Sefton median median 2.2
- 2025 2.3; Sefton median median 2.2
- 2024 2.5; Sefton median median 2.2
- 2023 2.7; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2022 2.8; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2021 2.5; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2020 3.1; Sefton median median 2.3
- 2019 3.2; Sefton median median 2.3
- 2018 2.8; Sefton median median 2.2
- 2017 2.7; Sefton median median 2.3
- 2016 3.0; Sefton median median 2.1
- 2015 3.3; Sefton median median 2.0
- 2014 3.2; 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 | 37 | 108 | 2.9 | 35 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 52 | 118 | 2.3 | 51 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 50 | 125 | 2.5 | 48 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 58 | 155 | 2.7 | 52 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 166 | 2.8 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 57 | 145 | 2.5 | 53 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 | 47 | 144 | 3.1 | 44 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 191 | 3.2 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 166 | 2.8 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 159 | 2.7 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 181 | 3.0 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 199 | 3.3 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 | 56 | 179 | 3.2 | 59 | 1.05 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 60% · Writing 42% · Maths 67% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Sefton median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 30% | 3% | 102 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 3% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 49% | 0% | 104 | 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
- Birkdale Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · SeftonRequires improvement20232.0applications per place
- 1.3 km · SeftonNot yet inspected1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · SeftonRemains Good20232.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · SeftonRemains Good202468%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · SeftonRemains Good20231.6applications per place
- 1.9 km · SeftonRemains Good20231.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Sefton20261.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · SeftonRemains Good20222.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 104860 · 343/2030
- Capacity
- 410 pupils · 430 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Matlock Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4EL
- Local authority
- Sefton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources