Academy sponsor led · Liverpool

Four Oaks Community Primary School

2–11Ages
345Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150131URN

39 Davy Street, Liverpool, L5 1XP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

56 applications for 36 places · 57th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 15 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Liverpool median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 36 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Liverpool median

Dashed bars: as Four Oaks Primary School (URN 131313), 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	36	56	1.6	35	0.97
Sep 2025	39	52	1.3	28	0.72
Sep 2024	33	48	1.5	29	0.88
Sep 2023 *	34	41	1.2	31	0.91
Sep 2022 *	38	56	1.5	33	0.87
Sep 2021 *	45	70	1.6	41	0.91
Sep 2020 *	38	51	1.3	33	0.87
Sep 2019 *	38	54	1.4	34	0.89
Sep 2018 *	34	54	1.6	34	1.00
Sep 2017 *	31	51	1.7	30	0.97
Sep 2016 *	38	54	1.4	35	0.92
Sep 2015 *	28	40	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2014 *	30	50	1.7	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%6th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	81%	7%	106	107
2023/24
2022/23

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

Four Oaks Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
The Beacon Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Anfield Road Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Remains Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Pinehurst Primary School
1.3 km · Liverpool

Good2022

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150131 · 341/2061
Trust: Northern Schools Trust
Capacity: 350 pupils · 345 on roll
Free school meals: 52.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Four Oaks Primary School (URN 131313)
Address: 39 Davy Street, Liverpool, L5 1XP
Local authority: Liverpool

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