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Redgate Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Redgate, Formby, Liverpool L37 4EW · redgateprimary.com · 01704 828140
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 259
- 95% of 272 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 29 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 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 19 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Redgate Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 86
- 32% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (40%) with SEND