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Roby Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Easton Road, Huyton, Knowsley L36 4NY · robyparkprimary.co.uk · 0151 477 8340
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Knowsley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 234
- 81% of 288 places
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 54% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 48 | 1.6▲ | 54% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 40 | 1.4▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 49 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 43 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Knowsley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Roby Park Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 40
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied