Northcote Primary School, Liverpool

From the headteacher's welcome: "Northcote School has existed on the present site since 1886, the new school building opened its doors to pupils in September 2000. In recent years we have added a series of extensions to our facilities due to the growing demand for places and to enrich our curriculum provision."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at Northcote Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 65% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Northcote Primary School as their first choice and 79 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 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 Northcote Primary School are Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 66% maths); St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Outstanding); Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 84% maths); and St Monica's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 65% reading, 63% maths).

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

53 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Northcote Primary School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

48.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 104 pupils (23.4%) received SEN support and 26 (5.8%) 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 Walton (Merseyside) Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Genista Close (adjacent), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Northcote 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 520 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.

In 2024/25, Northcote Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Northcote Primary School are Alsop High School (0.3 miles), Hillside High School (0.5 miles) and Archbishop Beck Catholic College (0.9 miles).