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Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Roughwood Drive, Northwood, Kirkby L33 8XD · northwoodcommunityprimaryschool.co.uk · 0151 477 8630

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
51%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Knowsley 61%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
471
82% of 572 places
Local authority
Knowsley
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
64.8%
First language not English
10.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 46 (Places 58)46September 2023: 57 (Places 59)57September 2024: 53 (Places 56)53September 2025: 51 (Places 58)51September 2026: 50 (Places 55)50Places 55
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202655500.9100%
September 2025Sept 202558510.9100%
September 2024Sept 202456530.9100%
September 2023Sept 202359571100%
September 2022Sept 202258460.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Knowsley it was 61%, 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: 37% (England 53%)37%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 54% (England 65%)54%2022/23: 56% (England 60%)56%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 51% (England 62%)51%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼51%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
●103105
▼102105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
14 Jan 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Apr 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
60%
Replies
15
3% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●87% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼67% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼54% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼73% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼66% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼80% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼67% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼45% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 53% who had a child bullied

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