Community school · Liverpool

Mosspits Lane Primary School

4–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136810URN

Mosspits Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6UN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

1.2 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

119 applications for 43 places · 2nd of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 March 2023Ofsted'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

2.8applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Liverpool median (1.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

119 applications · 43 places offered · 34 named it first

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

2026 2.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 2.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 3.9; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 3.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 3.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 3.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 3.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 3.3; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 3.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 3.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 3.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 3.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 3.3; Liverpool median median 1.6

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

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	43	119	2.8	34	0.79
Sep 2025	60	167	2.8	55	0.92
Sep 2024	42	162	3.9	27	0.64
Sep 2023	61	181	3.0	60	0.98
Sep 2022	60	190	3.2	59	0.98
Sep 2021	60	191	3.2	48	0.80
Sep 2020	61	185	3.0	44	0.72
Sep 2019	60	198	3.3	58	0.97
Sep 2018	60	208	3.5	62	1.03
Sep 2017	60	202	3.4	61	1.02
Sep 2016	59	217	3.7	60	1.02
Sep 2015	60	189	3.2	56	0.93
Sep 2014	60	196	3.3	63	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 87% · Maths 78% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%15th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	75%	10%	108	106
2023/24	66%	10%	105	105
2022/23	51%	12%	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

Mosspits Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
King David Primary School
0.5 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Liverpool

2025

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Wavertree Church of England School
0.8 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Dovedale Community Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

2025

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
King's Northway Primary Academy
1.2 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place
Greenbank Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Good2024

2.1applications per place 57%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: 136810 · 341/2007
Capacity: 420 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: Mosspits Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6UN
Local authority: Liverpool

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