Plantation Primary School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Plantation Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Over time, pupils of all ages progress well from their starting points."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have detailed oversight of the curriculum and draw on this knowledge to make improvements."

Early years - Expected standard. "The school works closely with parents and carers in early years from the outset."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders set high expectations for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who face other challenges to their learning."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "New senior leaders take decisive action to raise expectations of pupils' achievement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a personal development programme that reflects the school's context."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Overall attendance at the school is below the national average and has been for some time."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to closely analyse the attendance of pupils and continue their work to reduce pupils' absence to improve attendance for all groups of pupils"; "Leaders should make sure that staff consistently prioritise support for pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to develop their foundational knowledge. They should ensure that these pupils develop their language, reading and writing effectively across all subjects".

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Plantation Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 74% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Plantation Primary School as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 72 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 Plantation Primary School are St Mark's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Halewood Church of England Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); Yew Tree Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 41% reading, 44% maths); and Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 93% maths).

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

Plantation Primary School is one of 12 schools run by The Rowan Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest railway station is Halewood Rail Station, about 150 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rutland Avenue (opposite), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 120 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Knowsley (221).

In 2024/25, Plantation Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Plantation Primary School are Halewood Academy (0.4 miles) and St Julie's Catholic High School (1.5 miles).