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Banks Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Banks Road, Garston, Liverpool L19 8JZ · banksroadprimaryschoolliverpool.co.uk · 0151 427 4360
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 253
- 80% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.6%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% 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 | 16 | 13 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 31 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Banks Road Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 18
- 6% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 44% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied