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Kew Woods Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Ovington Drive, Southport PR8 6JW · kewwoods.co.uk · 01704 533478
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- 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
- 426
- 95% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 53 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 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 61 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104867)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Kew Woods Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104867), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104867)
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104867)
Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104867)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 131
- 29% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (37%) with SEND