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Knowsley Central School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community special school
Mossbrow Road, Huyton, Liverpool L36 7SY · knowsleycentral.co.uk · 0151 477 8450
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Knowsley 61%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 142
- 32 over 110 places · 129%
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Knowsley Central School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 43
- 34% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (100%) with SEND