Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School, Liverpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to Mab Lane Primary School - a happy, caring and inclusive school where children are at the heart of everything we do. At Mab Lane, our motto is "Only the Best" , and this reflects the ambition we have for every single child who walks through our doors."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% 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 (79% in reading, 76% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School as their first choice and 57 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.

The nearest other state primary schools to Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School are St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 79% maths); St Albert's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 77% maths); Stockbridge Village Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 57% maths); and Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 69% reading, 71% maths).

Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 25.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Black (11%) and Asian (7%).

In 2026, 122 pupils (34.4%) received SEN support and 16 (4.5%) 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.

Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Roby Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Waterpark Drive (adjacent), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant 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 205 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).

In 2024/25, Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School are Broughton Hall Catholic High School (0.8 miles) and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (0.9 miles).