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St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Deyes Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 6DE · standrewsmaghull.com · 0151 526 1378
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sefton 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 218
- 52% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 90% 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 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Sefton it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104895)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104895), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104895)
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104895)
Apr 2012Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104895)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 56
- 20% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied