Plantation Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Plantation Primary School excels at creating a welcoming, happy environment where pupils thrive both academically and personally. Staff build warm relationships with families from the start and provide thoughtful support to help all children succeed, including those facing barriers to learning. The school offers excellent enrichment opportunities through clubs, visits and outdoor experiences that broaden pupils' horizons.
Key Strengths
- Children make a flying start in early years with warm, nurturing relationships and effective phonics teaching
- Pupils progress well from their starting points, achieving in line with national averages in phonics, multiplication and end of year 6 assessments
- Staff skilfully adapt lessons for pupils who find learning difficult, ensuring they access the same curriculum as their peers
- Leaders have created a calm, positive learning environment where behaviour has strengthened and pupils feel safe and happy
- Wide range of enrichment opportunities including clubs, educational visits and outdoor residential trips
Areas for Improvement
- Overall attendance is below national average and has been for some time - improvement work is ongoing
- Writing curriculum identified as needing continued focus and improvement
- Some pupils with SEND have targets that are not consistently matched to their specific learning needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Gardening club, cross-stitch club, dance club, athletics, football, cricket, educational visits to castles/farms/museums/science centres, Year 6 outdoor residential visit, careers fair, lunchtime activity hubs
Plantation Primary School provides education at the expected standard with strong foundations in early years and a commitment to supporting all pupils to achieve well. Leaders have implemented improvements in behaviour and teaching, though attendance remains below national averages.
At a Glance
28.5%
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 declined from 74% to 70%. Maths has declined from 77% to 70%. Writing has declined from 72% to 68%.
Class Sizes
26.4
Avg class size
22.9
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
18
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
485 pupils
630 capacity
145 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Knowsley
Places available
2,090
Applications
1,845
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.1%
Primary admissions across Knowsley (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.08229%
Overall absence
17.72487%
Persistent absence
378
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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