King David Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Liverpool·L15 6WU
Composite score
48.7
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National rank
#1092
In North West
#57
In Liverpool
Top 53%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
5%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
95%
57 first choices, 58 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
122
any preference, for 58 places
Applications from another council area
13%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.52
1 per place
1.4220221.6220230.9520241.0820250.982026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Liverpool does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for King David Primary School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
425
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Jewish

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
3.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
16.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.3
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

King David Primary School at a glance

Located in Liverpool, King David Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Jewish religious character. The school educates roughly 425 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 95% of the families who made King David Primary School their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 25.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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