Hunts Cross Primary School, Liverpool
Hunts Cross Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Liverpool. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 146th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 12,028th of 14,452 across England. It was 85% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Hunts Cross Primary School in detail
Hunts Cross Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "At Hunts Cross School we aim to produce model citizens who make the most of their abilities and become responsible and caring members of the community."
From the headteacher's welcome: "We also use Parent App and Twitter to communicate to our school community. At Hunts Cross School we aim to produce model citizens who make the most of their abilities and become responsible and caring members of the community."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, yoga, dance, choir, coding, cooking, gardening and eco club.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Hunts Cross Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (70% in reading, 61% in maths).
Getting a place at Hunts Cross Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Hunts Cross Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hunts Cross Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hunts Cross Primary School are St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 69% maths); Yew Tree Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 41% reading, 44% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 93% maths); and St Christopher's Catholic Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 69% reading, 71% maths).
Hunts Cross Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolYew Tree Primary AcademyHoly Family Catholic Primary SchoolSt Christopher's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
4.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hunts Cross Rail Station, about 340 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hunts Cross Interchange, 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 169 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hunts Cross Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hunts Cross Primary School are Halewood Academy (0.7 miles), St Julie's Catholic High School (1.1 miles) and The Academy of St Nicholas (1.5 miles).
Halewood AcademySt Julie's Catholic High SchoolThe Academy of St Nicholas
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's September 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Parents can be confident their children will be welcomed into an inclusive, caring school where behaviour is excellent and reading is a strong focus. Teachers know pupils well and use creative teaching methods to help them learn. The school provides a well-rounded education that prepares children for secondary school and life beyond, with particular strength in supporting children with additional needs.
Key Strengths
- Strong reading programme with well-trained staff helping struggling readers catch up quickly
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND, with needs identified early and parents involved in finding solutions
- Teachers deliver engaging lessons using a wide range of teaching strategies that pupils enjoy
- Well-designed personal development programme that teaches pupils about different cultures and prepares them for life beyond school
- Calm, respectful behaviour across the school with low-level disruption
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment strategies in some subjects are not clear enough to help teachers identify what pupils have learned and spot gaps in understanding
- Need to ensure all subjects have consistent ways of checking pupils' knowledge and retention
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has strong procedures in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Mental health week, visiting speakers and workshops in assemblies
Hunts Cross Primary School is a Good school where pupils are happy, feel safe, and benefit from an inclusive, ambitious curriculum. The school has made significant improvements since its previous inspection and continues to develop its teaching and support for all learners.
At a Glance
27.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 60% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.4
Avg class size
18.8
Infant (KS1)
26.3
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Hunts Cross Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Hunts Cross Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Hunts Cross Nursery - Day nursery, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 15 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kindergarten Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kiddy Academy Huntscross - Day nursery, 0.2 milesOfsted, 29 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Kids Planet Halewood - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 10 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Rainbow Tots Speke - Day nursery, 0.6 miles
Term dates
Hunts Cross Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Liverpool. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 26 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hunts Cross Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hunts Cross Primary School is in Liverpool; for families living there:
- Liverpool's school travel policy: this document : Home to School Transport Policy 2026-27
- How to apply: Apply for a travel pass
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 16 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hunts Cross Primary School
Will you get a place at Hunts Cross Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 41 first choices for 45 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
356 pupils
420 places
64 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Liverpool council
Places available
5,870
Applications
4,736
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All primary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the ALLERTON AND HUNTS CROSS Primary planning area (Liverpool) will have 152 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
64
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
22.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
328
Total Pupils
162
Boys
166
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£42,021
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,378
Per pupil
£2186k
Total funding
£148k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
18.3%
Persistent absence
334
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hunts Cross Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hunts Cross Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hunts Cross Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hunts Cross Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 60% did so in maths.
What is Hunts Cross Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hunts Cross Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
Is it hard to get a place at Hunts Cross Primary School?
Hunts Cross Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 85% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Hunts Cross Primary School?
Classes at Hunts Cross Primary School average 23.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hunts Cross Primary School?
Hunts Cross Primary School has around 328 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hunts Cross Primary School?
6% of sessions were missed at Hunts Cross Primary School in 2024/25. 18.3% of pupils were persistently absent.
What are Hunts Cross Primary School's term dates?
Hunts Cross Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Liverpool. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 26 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Hunts Cross Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 16 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hunts Cross Primary School?
Hunts Cross Primary School is at Kingsthorne Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 0PJ.
Sources: Liverpool term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)