Aintree Davenhill Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Aintree Davenhill has made significant improvements in mathematics, where pupils achieve outstanding progress. Teaching is engaging and well-designed, with teachers using demonstrations and questioning effectively to help pupils understand and solve problems. The school provides well-tailored support for pupils with additional needs, ensuring they progress at the same rate as their peers.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding progress in mathematics across the school
- Good teaching that involves and motivates pupils with high expectations
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and pupil premium pupils, enabling them to make good progress
- Good behaviour and very positive attitudes towards learning
- Strong spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in a supportive learning community
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not yet outstanding - assessment information from marking is not always used effectively to match work to pupils' needs
- Pupils do not always receive good guidance on how to improve their work, particularly spelling
- Phonics teaching arrangements do not allow pupils to build effectively on their learning and apply it to writing
Safeguarding
The school's work to keep pupils safe is good, with pupils having very good relationships with adults and feeling confident that poor behaviour will be dealt with promptly and effectively.
Aintree Davenhill Primary School is a good school where teaching is good and pupils make good progress, with outstanding progress in mathematics. By the end of Year 6, standards in mathematics are high and in reading and writing are above average.
At a Glance
13.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 85%. Maths has declined from 93% to 87%. Writing has remained stable at around 78%.
Class Sizes
29.5
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
29.9
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
106%
Over capacity
446 pupils
420 capacity
26 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
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Admissions Demand - Sefton
Places available
3,095
Applications
2,536
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.02044%
Overall absence
10.27778%
Persistent absence
360
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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