Valewood Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Liverpool, Sefton·L23 7YG
Composite score
53.7
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#5,928
National rank
#790
In North West
#18
In Sefton
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
70%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
49%
55 first choices, 27 places
First choices per place
2.04
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
152
any preference, for 27 places
Last place offered lived
0.43 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 692 m
Applications from another council area
1%

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
4–11
Pupils on roll
210
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,924
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Valewood Primary School

Valewood Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Sefton, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 210 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Valewood Primary School is oversubscribed: about 5 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 55 first choices for 27 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.43 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. There are about 15.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Valewood Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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