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Rudston Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Rudston Road, Liverpool L16 4PQ · rudstonprimary.co.uk · 0151 722 2435
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 35%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 453
- 1 over 452 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.6%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 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
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25, 35% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼35% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Rudston Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 103
- 23% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (17%) with SEND