Croxteth Community Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Liverpool·L11 0BP
Composite score
59.0
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#4,230
National rank
#547
In North West
#24
In Liverpool
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
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
100%
27 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
49
any preference, for 30 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
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1 per place
0.7820220.8120230.9120240.9320250.902026

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

Every child who put Croxteth Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
312
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
65.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
23.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
20.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
8.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
28.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,725
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Croxteth Community Primary School

Croxteth Community Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 312 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 3.0 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 in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Croxteth Community Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 8.2%. There are about 17.8 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 66% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. 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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