Northway Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Northway Primary School excels at supporting all learners, particularly those with additional needs who make outstanding progress. The school has created a safe, nurturing environment where behaviour is exemplary and pupils genuinely love coming to school. Strong leadership has driven rising standards across the school, with particular improvements in writing and grammar.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour with pupils feeling extremely safe and getting on well together
- Strong leadership with a clear vision for high standards, resulting in rising achievement
- Good progress for all groups, especially disabled pupils, those with special educational needs, and pupil premium students
- High-quality teaching with effective use of pupil data and detailed marking to support learning
- Excellent support for reading through phonics teaching, with standards above national expectations
Areas for Improvement
- Some more-able pupils have not been fully challenged and have not reached their full potential
- Pupils in The Base resourced provision are often not placed there long enough to gain maximum benefit
- Need to sustain improvements in challenging higher-attaining pupils across all subject areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with robust policies and procedures in place to keep pupils safe, contributing to pupils feeling extremely secure.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports partnerships with local high school, phonics and reading support programs
Northway Primary School is a good school where most pupils make good progress and achieve well, with outstanding behaviour and leadership driving continuous improvement since the last inspection.
At a Glance
11.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 87%. Maths has improved from 61% to 89%. Writing has remained stable at around 76%.
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
22.5
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
117%
Over capacity
370 pupils
315 capacity
55 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
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Admissions Demand - Sefton
Places available
3,095
Applications
2,536
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Sefton (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.19485%
Overall absence
8.72727%
Persistent absence
275
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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