Community school · Sefton

Springwell Park Community Primary School

2–11Ages
440Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134343URN

Menai Road, Menai Road, Bootle, L20 6PG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.6 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

96 applications for 60 places · 64th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

29%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 60 places offered · 62 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 2.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 1.9; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 1.6; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 1.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 2.0; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 1.5; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 1.5; Sefton median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 0 of 13 years.

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	60	96	1.6	62	1.03
Sep 2025	41	88	2.2	35	0.85
Sep 2024	53	103	1.9	52	0.98
Sep 2023	60	95	1.6	61	1.02
Sep 2022	51	92	1.8	50	0.98
Sep 2021	55	79	1.4	47	0.85
Sep 2020	60	117	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2019	60	114	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2018	61	119	2.0	66	1.08
Sep 2017	60	94	1.6	54	0.90
Sep 2016	60	117	2.0	64	1.07
Sep 2015	60	90	1.5	53	0.88
Sep 2014	46	71	1.5	38	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 45% · Maths 41% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard29%66th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard41%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard2%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	29%	0%	100	97
2023/24	52%	0%	105	102
2022/23	51%	0%	103	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

Springwell Park Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Sefton

Outstanding2024

4.2applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
King's Lander Primary Academy
0.9 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Linacre Primary School
0.9 km · Sefton

Special measures 2026

3.0applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
0.9 km · Sefton

2026

3.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Sefton

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Thomas Gray Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.1applications per place

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: 134343 · 343/3378
Capacity: 482 pupils · 440 on roll
Free school meals: 46.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2006
Address: Menai Road, Menai Road, Bootle, L20 6PG
Local authority: Sefton

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