Community school · Liverpool

Childwall Valley Primary School

4–11Ages
220Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134210URN

Craighurst Road, Liverpool, L25 1NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.8 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

54 applications for 23 places · 10th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 9 June 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
11 May 2022
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Liverpool median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

54 applications · 23 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.6; 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	23	54	2.4	21	0.91
Sep 2025	28	57	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2024	30	60	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2023	30	59	2.0	23	0.77
Sep 2022	30	49	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	41	1.4	17	0.57
Sep 2020	31	46	1.5	21	0.68
Sep 2019	26	39	1.5	18	0.69
Sep 2018	30	38	1.3	15	0.50
Sep 2017	24	23	1.0	12	0.50
Sep 2016	23	34	1.5	20	0.87
Sep 2015	30	54	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2014	30	48	1.6	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 55% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%75th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	52%	6%	101	102
2023/24	50%	0%	103	103
2022/23	63%	0%	104	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

Childwall Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Belle Vale Community Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Rudston Primary School
1.4 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Malvern Primary School
1.5 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Childwall Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.2applications per place
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Knowsley

2026

2.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Blacklow Brow School
1.9 km · Knowsley

2026

4.4applications per place 86%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: 134210 · 341/2001
Capacity: 156 pupils · 220 on roll
Free school meals: 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Craighurst Road, Liverpool, L25 1NW
Local authority: Liverpool

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