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Netherton Moss Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Swifts Lane, Netherton, Bootle L30 3RU · nethertonmoss.co.uk · 0151 525 5026

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
53%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
223
13 over 210 places · 106%
Local authority
Sefton
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
58.9%
First language not English
7.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 24 (Places 25)24September 2023: 23 (Places 26)23September 2024: 24 (Places 25)24September 2025: 36 (Places 30)36September 2026: 32 (Places 30)32Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630321.1▲94%
September 2025Sept 202530361.2▲83%
September 2024Sept 202425241100%
September 2023Sept 202326230.9100%
September 2022Sept 202225241100%

Results

In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Sefton it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 50% (England 53%)50%2016/17: 54% (England 61%)54%2017/18: 50% (England 64%)50%2018/19: 56% (England 65%)56%2022/23: 31% (England 60%)31%2023/24: 42% (England 61%)42%2024/25: 53% (England 62%)53%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼53%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●104105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Netherton Moss Primary School on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
28 Jan 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Dec 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
19
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●84% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲90% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲66% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

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