Community school · Knowsley

Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)

3–11Ages
471Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135807URN

Roughwood Drive, Northwood, Kirkby, L33 8XD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

86 applications for 55 places · 37th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2015

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

15 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
14 July 2015
Graded 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 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Knowsley median (1.9) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

86 applications · 55 places offered · 50 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8

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

This school
Knowsley 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	55	86	1.6	50	0.91
Sep 2025	58	101	1.7	51	0.88
Sep 2024	56	82	1.5	53	0.95
Sep 2023	59	88	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2022	58	76	1.3	46	0.79
Sep 2021	58	94	1.6	66	1.14
Sep 2020	51	76	1.5	48	0.94
Sep 2019	60	97	1.6	72	1.20
Sep 2018	56	77	1.4	56	1.00
Sep 2017	49	76	1.6	48	0.98
Sep 2016	60	91	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2015	59	84	1.4	56	0.95
Sep 2014	56	76	1.4	51	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 60% · Maths 63% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%40th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Knowsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	5%	103	103
2023/24	50%	6%	105	104
2022/23	56%	5%	106	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

Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)This school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Kirkby CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Knowsley

Good2023

3.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Community Primary School
1.0 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Eastcroft Park School
1.1 km · Knowsley

2026

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Park Brow Community Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

2026

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Ravenscroft Community Primary School
1.2 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135807 · 340/3364
Capacity: 572 pupils · 471 on roll
Free school meals: 64.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 14 April 2011
Address: Roughwood Drive, Northwood, Kirkby, L33 8XD
Local authority: Knowsley

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