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Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Brockenhurst Road, Walton, Liverpool L9 3BU · ricelaneprimary.co.uk · 0151 525 9776
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- 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
- 597
- 81% of 739 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.9%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 62 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 | 62 | 58 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 69 | 64 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 71 | 69 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (111 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 111
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (26%) with SEND