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Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Fonthill Road, Liverpool L4 1QD · kirkdalestlawrence.com · 0151 922 2775
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- 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
- 306
- 26 over 280 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 51.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 34 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 | 34 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 47 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 36 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 24 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132176)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132176)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132176), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132176)
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132176)
Apr 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132176)