King's Northway Primary Academy, Liverpool
King's Northway Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool, part of The Great Schools Trust. It was 83% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
King's Northway Primary Academy in detail
Results
King's Northway Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Northway Primary and Nursery School (URN 104565), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at King's Northway Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 16 families put King's Northway Primary Academy as their first choice and 28 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 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 King's Northway Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to King's Northway Primary Academy are Christ The King Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); Broadgreen Primary (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 84% maths); Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 80% maths); and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 74% reading, 74% maths).
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolBroadgreen PrimaryOur Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary SchoolSt Oswald's Catholic Primary School
The trust
King's Northway Primary Academy is one of 8 schools run by The Great Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
In 2026, 69 pupils (20.9%) received SEN support and 9 (2.7%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wavertree Technology Park Rail Station, about 940 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Domville Road (adjacent), 320 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to King's Northway Primary Academy are Dixons Broadgreen Academy (0.5 miles), Childwall Sports & Science Academy (0.5 miles), King David High School (0.7 miles) and King's Leadership Academy Wavertree (0.8 miles).
Dixons Broadgreen AcademyChildwall Sports & Science AcademyKing David High SchoolKing's Leadership Academy Wavertree
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
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
King's Northway Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Northway Primary and Nursery School (URN 104565), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
At a Glance
29.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
22.8
Infant (KS1)
27.6
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Northway Primary and Nursery School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Northway Primary and Nursery School (URN 104565), the school King's Northway Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for King's Northway Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 67% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 71% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near King's Northway Primary Academy.
- Deaf Active800m away · Not yet graded
- Kidz Place After School & Holiday Club930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
King's Northway Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Liverpool's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to King's Northway Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. King's Northway Primary Academy 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
- 26
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 22 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 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 counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at King's Northway Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
347 pupils
420 places
73 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
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
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
69
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
23.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
330
Total Pupils
163
Boys
167
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
17.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,932
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,463
Per pupil
£2154k
Total funding
£171k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Absence at Northway Primary and Nursery School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Northway Primary and Nursery School (URN 104565), the school King's Northway Primary Academy replaced. There are no figures for King's Northway Primary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
5.4%
Overall absence
13.1%
Persistent absence
337
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
Questions parents ask about King's Northway Primary Academy
Are there exam results for King's Northway Primary Academy?
King's Northway Primary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Northway Primary and Nursery School (URN 104565), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is King's Northway Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
King's Northway Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2025. Before that, as Northway Primary and Nursery School (URN 104565), it was rated Requires Improvement in December 2022.
What is the catchment area for King's Northway Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When King's Northway Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at King's Northway Primary Academy?
King's Northway Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at King's Northway Primary Academy?
Classes at King's Northway Primary Academy average 25.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to King's Northway Primary Academy?
King's Northway Primary Academy has around 330 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to King's Northway Primary Academy?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming King's Northway Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does King's Northway Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of King's Northway Primary Academy: Deaf Active (800m away, registered, not yet graded) and Kidz Place After School & Holiday Club (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near King's Northway Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 26 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 22 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 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 King's Northway Primary Academy?
King's Northway Primary Academy is at Northway, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 7JQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)