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Woolton Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Out Lane, Woolton, Liverpool L25 5NN · wooltonprimary.com · 0151 428 3066

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
84%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
640
94% of 682 places
Local authority
Liverpool
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
13.8%
First language not English
7.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 100 (Places 90)100September 2023: 91 (Places 90)91September 2024: 78 (Places 90)78September 2025: 86 (Places 90)86September 2026: 79 (Places 90)79Places 90
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202690790.997%
September 2025Sept 20259086193%
September 2024Sept 202490780.999%
September 2023Sept 202390911▲90%
September 2022Sept 2022901001.1▲76%

Results

In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, 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: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 79% (England 61%)79%2017/18: 87% (England 64%)87%2018/19: 90% (England 65%)90%2022/23: 87% (England 60%)87%2023/24: 70% (England 61%)70%2024/25: 84% (England 62%)84%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲84%62%
▲16%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
▲108105
●105105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Woolton Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
25 Apr 2023
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
90%
Replies
163
24% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼80% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 26% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲85% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (12%) with SEND

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