Academy converter · Sefton

Kew Woods Primary School

3–11Ages
426Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146895URN

Ovington Drive, Southport, PR8 6JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

101 applications for 53 places · 53rd of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 July 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Kew Woods Primary School, URN 104867

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

101 applications · 53 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.9; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 1.8; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Sefton median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Sefton median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Sefton median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Sefton median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sefton median in 1 of 7 years.

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Kew Woods Primary School (URN 104867), 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	53	101	1.9	52	0.98
Sep 2025	51	93	1.8	51	1.00
Sep 2024	59	105	1.8	63	1.07
Sep 2023	61	126	2.1	66	1.08
Sep 2022	60	113	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2021	60	116	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2020	51	120	2.4	50	0.98
Sep 2019 *	60	122	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2018 *	59	136	2.3	64	1.08
Sep 2017 *	60	135	2.3	67	1.12
Sep 2016 *	51	124	2.4	46	0.90
Sep 2015 *	59	126	2.1	63	1.07
Sep 2014 *	60	117	2.0	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 84% · Maths 84% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%7th of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	79%	3%	106	104
2023/24	71%	0%	106	104
2022/23	73%	10%	106	104

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

Kew Woods Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Linaker Primary School
1.9 km · Sefton

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place
Birkdale Primary School
1.9 km · Sefton

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Norwood Primary School
2.0 km · Sefton

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Sefton

Good2024

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School
2.3 km · Sefton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Sefton

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
2.5 km · Sefton

2026

1.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146895 · 343/2048
Trust: Southport Learning Trust
Capacity: 450 pupils · 426 on roll
Free school meals: 24.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Kew Woods Primary School (URN 104867)
Address: Ovington Drive, Southport, PR8 6JW
Local authority: Sefton

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