Lister Primary School, Liverpool
Lister Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool.
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
Lister Primary School in detail
Lister Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Lister Primary School
Across Liverpool, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Liverpool lodged 219 appeals against primary school offers; 83 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (6% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lister Primary School are Lister Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 72% maths); Lister Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles, 76% reading, 76% maths); and Roscoe Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 57% reading, 75% maths).
Lister Junior SchoolLister Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolRoscoe Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wavertree Technology Park Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rockbank Road (adjacent), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lister 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 514 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Lister Primary School are West Derby School (0.2 miles), Holly Lodge Girls' College (0.5 miles), St Edward's College (0.7 miles) and The Academy of St Francis of Assisi (0.9 miles).
West Derby SchoolHolly Lodge Girls' CollegeSt Edward's CollegeThe Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Lister Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Lister Primary School.
- Tuebrook Kids Club750m away · Ofsted: Good
Term dates
Lister 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lister Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lister 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
- 61
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 11
- Children hurt
- 14
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 61 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 50 slight.
14 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
11 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
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.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Lister Primary School
What is the catchment area for Lister Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lister Primary School is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Lister Primary School?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Lister Primary School 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 Lister Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Lister Primary School: Tuebrook Kids Club (750m away, rated Good by Ofsted). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Lister Primary School's term dates?
Lister 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 Lister Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 61 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 50 slight. 14 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 9 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 11 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 Lister Primary School?
Lister Primary School is at Green Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 7DT.
Sources: Liverpool term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)