Kensington Primary School, Liverpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our mission statement clearly sets out our vision and how we will achieve it." Kensington Primary School will provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment in which British Values and respect for cultural diversity, celebration of achievement and commitment to shared values fosters the growth of confidence and self-esteem in every child and their families."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Kensington Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 51% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 50% in reading and 45% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Kensington Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kensington Primary School are St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 82% maths); New Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 66% reading, 64% maths); and St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 69% reading, 69% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Kensington Primary School.

47.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 68.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (21%), Black (19%) and White British (19%).

In 2026, 109 pupils (20.1%) received SEN support and 33 (6.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Edge Hill Rail Station, about 690 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Toft Street (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Kensington Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 746 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Kensington Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Kensington Primary School are Marydale Lodge Sch (0.1 miles), The Academy of St Francis of Assisi (0.6 miles), Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (0.8 miles) and King's Leadership Academy Wavertree (1 mile).