Community school · Liverpool

Smithdown Primary School

3–11Ages
484Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131597URN

Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, L7 6LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

1.0 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

157 applications for 60 places · 6th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 25 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
29 September 2021
Graded inspection: 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Liverpool median (1.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

157 applications · 60 places offered · 78 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 2.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 2.6; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 2.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 3.1; 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	60	157	2.6	78	1.30
Sep 2025	60	161	2.7	84	1.40
Sep 2024	60	155	2.6	82	1.37
Sep 2023	60	143	2.4	76	1.27
Sep 2022	60	114	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2021	59	92	1.6	52	0.88
Sep 2020	60	108	1.8	65	1.08
Sep 2019	48	88	1.8	41	0.85
Sep 2018	46	88	1.9	43	0.93
Sep 2017	56	88	1.6	53	0.95
Sep 2016	59	94	1.6	45	0.76
Sep 2015	33	81	2.5	32	0.97
Sep 2014	30	92	3.1	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 57% · Maths 68% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%77th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	50%	10%	104	104
2023/24	61%	7%	103	105
2022/23	58%	3%	111	109

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

Smithdown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Liverpool

2026

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Community School
0.6 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 19%met the SATs standard
Kensington Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
Lawrence Community Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

2026

1.2applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Windsor Community Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

2026

1.5applications per place 39%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: 131597 · 341/2227
Capacity: 450 pupils · 484 on roll
Free school meals: 54.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1998
Address: Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, L7 6LJ
Local authority: Liverpool

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