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Springwell Park Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school

Menai Road, Menai Road, Bootle L20 6PG · springwellparkprimary.co.uk · 0151 288 6054

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
29%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
440
91% of 482 places
Local authority
Sefton
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
46.5%
First language not English
10.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 50 (Places 51)50September 2023: 61 (Places 60)61September 2024: 52 (Places 53)52September 2025: 35 (Places 41)35September 2026: 62 (Places 60)62Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660621▲92%
September 2025Sept 202541350.997%
September 2024Sept 202453521100%
September 2023Sept 202360611▲92%
September 2022Sept 20225150198%

Results

In 2024/25, 29% 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: 42% (England 61%)42%2017/18: 55% (England 64%)55%2018/19: 31% (England 65%)31%2022/23: 51% (England 60%)51%2023/24: 52% (England 61%)52%2024/25: 29% (England 62%)29%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼29%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼100106
▼97105
▼101105

Ofsted

Springwell Park Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
21 Feb 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Nov 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
29
6% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●87% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●79% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 100% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲59% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 34% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 10 parents (34%) with SEND

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