Academy converter · Knowsley

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy

3–11Ages
235Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143457URN

Church Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 6LB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.4 above Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

98 applications for 30 places · 6th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Knowsley median (1.9) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

98 applications · 30 places offered · 50 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 3.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 3.2; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 3.4; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 2.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 2.8; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Knowsley median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Knowsley median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Knowsley median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Knowsley median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Knowsley median

Dashed bars: as Halewood CofE Primary School (URN 104450), the previous school.

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	30	98	3.3	50	1.67
Sep 2025	29	74	2.6	34	1.17
Sep 2024	28	75	2.7	27	0.96
Sep 2023	30	89	3.0	39	1.30
Sep 2022	29	93	3.2	40	1.38
Sep 2021	30	103	3.4	45	1.50
Sep 2020	29	73	2.5	35	1.21
Sep 2019	30	85	2.8	44	1.47
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2017 *	30	78	2.6	47	1.57
Sep 2016 *	30	90	3.0	53	1.77
Sep 2015 *	30	70	2.3	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	77	2.6	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 83% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%2nd of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	83%	10%	106	105
2023/24	90%	31%	109	111
2022/23	79%	14%	108	107

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

Halewood Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Plantation Primary School
0.5 km · Knowsley

2026

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
0.5 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Primary Academy
1.2 km · Knowsley

Good2023

2.3applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hunts Cross Primary School
2.3 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Netherley Park Primary School
2.3 km · Liverpool

Good2022

1.2applications per place 12%met the SATs standard
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143457 · 340/3301
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 235 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Halewood CofE Primary School (URN 104450)
Address: Church Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 6LB
Local authority: Knowsley

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