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New Park Primary School, Liverpool

Outstanding
Primary
Academy converter
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Ages 3–11

New Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool, part of Northern Schools Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 142nd-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2015)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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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

New Park Primary School in detail

New Park Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to New Park Primary , a proud member of the Northern Schools Trust. We are delighted to introduce you to our exceptional school, where excellence truly is at the heart of everything we do. Our carefully designed curriculum and wide range of extracurricular activities are all crafted to nurture every child's success."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, yoga, dance and art.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £7.00 per session.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at New Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at New Park Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put New Park Primary School as their first choice and 88 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 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 New Park Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to New Park Primary School are St Michael's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 68% reading, 75% maths); Whitefield Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 81% maths); Kensington Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 51% maths); and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 82% maths).

New Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolWhitefield Primary SchoolKensington Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

The trust

New Park Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Northern Schools Trust, an academy trust.

All 8 schools in Northern Schools Trust

What parents say

16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about New Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 75% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

Who goes there

39.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (31%), White British (28%) and other ethnic groups (11%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Edge Hill Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Farnworth Street (adjacent), 210 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood New Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 782 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, New Park Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to New Park Primary School are The Academy of St Francis of Assisi (0.4 miles), Marydale Lodge Sch (0.5 miles) and North Liverpool Academy (0.9 miles).

The Academy of St Francis of AssisiMarydale Lodge SchNorth Liverpool Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Kelly Ann Poulson
Pupils:464
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01512634447
Address:100 Boaler Street, Liverpool, L6 9EU
Trust:NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST (8 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from January 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report
URN:145359
UKPRN:10066387
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Liverpool Wavertree
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

New Park Primary School excels at creating a warm, inclusive environment where every child feels valued and safe. The school delivers exciting lessons that spark curiosity - recent science week created a real buzz - and provides excellent support for all learners, including those with additional needs. Pupils leave the school with strong reading skills and a love of learning.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on reading with effective phonics programme and support for struggling readers
  • Well-designed curriculum delivered by teachers with strong subject knowledge who ignite pupils' enthusiasm
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND ensuring they access a broad and rich curriculum
  • Positive behaviour and strong attendance, with effective systems in place
  • Welcoming, inclusive school community where pupils feel safe and their contributions are valued

Areas for Improvement

  • Early writing curriculum not implemented consistently, leading to uncorrected errors in pupils' writing
  • Some subjects lack sufficient opportunities for pupils to revisit and consolidate previous learning
  • Safeguarding records lack consistency and detail in how concerns are recorded and communicated

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with thorough staff training and prompt action on concerns, but record-keeping needs to be more consistent and comprehensive.

Extracurricular Activities

football, singing, yoga, residential trips to Italy and France

New Park Primary School is a welcoming and diverse community where pupils feel safe and valued. The school has a well-designed curriculum with strong teaching, though some areas need further development in writing and knowledge retention.

At a Glance

39.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

16 responses
Would recommend75%
Child is happy94%
Child does well75%
High expectations56%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved81%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)33%
Kept informed75%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)77%
Wider development56%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-19ppMaths-18ppWriting-4pp

Reading has declined from 85% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 82% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 66% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.1

Avg class size

30.0

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

16

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

New Park Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Liverpool

Term dates

New Park Primary School 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

Farnworth Street (adj)
213m · 3 min walk
Hygeia Street (adj)
253m · 4 min walk
Boundary Lane (opp)
375m · 6 min walk
Clearwater Close (adj)
381m · 6 min walk
Smollett Street (adj)
413m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. New Park Primary School is in Liverpool; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
54
Fatal
0
Serious
11
Children hurt
5

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 54 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 43 slight.

5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

14 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 New Park Primary School

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  • How many families in Liverpool got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Full

420 pupils

420 places

No spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

High pressure
New homes approved:13,032
Projected new pupils:3,258

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool

Across Liverpool council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

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

Inspection History(2)

11 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
7 January 2015
Outstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

91

SEN Support

21

EHC Plans

24.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication34
Social, Emotional & Mental Health23
Autistic Spectrum Disorder21
Moderate Learning Difficulty12
Specific Learning Difficulty7
Physical Disability4
Hearing Impairment2
Visual Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
28.4%
Asian
10.5%
Black
31.2%
Mixed
7.8%
Chinese
1.5%
Other
11.2%
Unclassified
0.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals39.4%
English as Additional Language48.9%

464

Total Pupils

240

Boys

224

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

24

Teachers

19.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£45,975

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,206

Per pupil

£2992k

Total funding

£277k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£499,434
EAL funding£61,061
Lump sum£145,270

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.5%

Overall absence

16.1%

Persistent absence

372

Enrolments

Authorised3.2%
Unauthorised2.3%
Persistent (10%+)16.1%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

4.4%
18/19
4.1%
20/21
6.3%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
5.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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 New Park Primary School

What are SATs results like at New Park Primary School?

Of the pupils at New Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.

What is New Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

New Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2015, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for New Park Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When New Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at New Park Primary School?

New Park Primary School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at New Park Primary School?

Classes at New Park Primary School average 27.1 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to New Park Primary School?

New Park Primary School has around 464 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at New Park Primary School?

5.5% of sessions were missed at New Park Primary School in 2024/25. 16.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to New Park Primary School?

Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming New Park 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 New Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

New Park Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near New Park Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 54 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 43 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 14 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 New Park Primary School?

New Park Primary School is at 100 Boaler Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L6 9EU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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