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Park View Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Park View, Huyton, Knowsley, Liverpool L36 2LL · deantrustparkview.co.uk · 0151 477 8120
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Knowsley 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 375
- 92% of 409 places
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 61.7%
- First language not English
- 16.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Dean Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 29 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 39 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 25 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 48 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Knowsley it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104421)
Ofsted
Park View Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 158
- 41% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (24%) with SEND