Halewood Church of England Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Liverpool, Knowsley·L26 6LB
Composite score
65.6
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#2,508
National rank
#300
In North West
#5
In Knowsley
Top 17%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
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
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
60%
50 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.67
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
98
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
1.51 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2429 m
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.50
00.511.52
1 per place
1.3820221.3020230.9620241.1720251.672026

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

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

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

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
237
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
5.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
33.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,802
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Liverpool, Knowsley, Halewood Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 237 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 17% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Halewood Church of England Primary Academy is oversubscribed: about 6 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 50 first choices for 30 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.51 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 3.2%. There are about 33.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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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