Voluntary controlled school · Sefton

Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
325Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
134371URN

Sandy Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, L21 1AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.7 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

65 applications for 44 places · 67th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

6 June 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
27 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

65 applications · 44 places offered · 40 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.5; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 1.8; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 1.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Sefton median median 2.3
2018 1.2; Sefton median median 2.2
2017 1.4; Sefton median median 2.3
2016 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Sefton median median 2.0
2014 1.4; 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	44	65	1.5	40	0.91
Sep 2025	44	75	1.7	48	1.09
Sep 2024	45	81	1.8	50	1.11
Sep 2023	34	47	1.4	33	0.97
Sep 2022	38	53	1.4	35	0.92
Sep 2021	39	54	1.4	34	0.87
Sep 2020	45	71	1.6	48	1.07
Sep 2019	35	56	1.6	32	0.91
Sep 2018	45	52	1.2	32	0.71
Sep 2017	42	59	1.4	40	0.95
Sep 2016	36	51	1.4	31	0.86
Sep 2015	38	49	1.3	36	0.95
Sep 2014	40	56	1.4	38	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 73% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%13th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	4%	106	105
2023/24	63%	3%	105	104
2022/23	71%	6%	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

Rimrose Hope CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Sefton

Good2024

1.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Sefton

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
King's Lander Primary Academy
1.1 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
1.2 km · Sefton

2026

3.4applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Thomas Gray Primary School
1.3 km · Sefton

Good2022

2.1applications per place
All Saints Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Sefton

2026

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Linacre Primary School
1.5 km · Sefton

Special measures 2026

3.0applications per place 17%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134371 · 343/3385
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 389 pupils · 325 on roll
Free school meals: 54.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Sandy Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, L21 1AD
Local authority: Sefton

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