Academy converter · Knowsley

Plantation Primary School

3–11Ages
485Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149817URN

Hollies Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0TH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

124 applications for 72 places · 31st of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 23 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Knowsley median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

124 applications · 72 places offered · 53 named it first

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

This school
Knowsley median

Dashed bars: as Plantation Primary School (URN 104441), 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	72	124	1.7	53	0.74
Sep 2025	58	101	1.7	54	0.93
Sep 2024	57	100	1.8	55	0.96
Sep 2023 *	69	107	1.6	58	0.84
Sep 2022 *	74	112	1.5	58	0.78
Sep 2021 *	60	114	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2020 *	60	88	1.5	46	0.77
Sep 2019 *	60	94	1.6	53	0.88
Sep 2018 *	55	94	1.7	51	0.93
Sep 2017 *	58	96	1.7	51	0.88
Sep 2016 *	78	98	1.3	52	0.67
Sep 2015 *	69	107	1.6	60	0.87
Sep 2014 *	64	94	1.5	57	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 68% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%28th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	57%	7%	103	102
2023/24	61%	5%	104	104
2022/23	54%	3%	103	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

Plantation Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Halewood Church of England Primary Academy
0.5 km · Knowsley

Good2023

3.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Yew Tree Primary Academy
0.7 km · Knowsley

Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

1.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Liverpool

2026

1.2applications per place 60%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149817 · 340/2039
Trust: The Rowan Learning Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 485 on roll
Free school meals: 28.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2023
Replaced: Plantation Primary School (URN 104441)
Address: Hollies Road, Halewood, Liverpool, L26 0TH
Local authority: Knowsley

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