Redgate Community Primary School, Liverpool
Redgate Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Liverpool. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 96th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 111% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sefton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Redgate Community Primary School in detail
Redgate Community Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cross-country, choir, art and forest school.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £6.00 per session.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Redgate Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Sefton and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 73% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Redgate Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Redgate Community Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 Redgate Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Redgate Community Primary School are Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 94% reading, 91% maths); Freshfield Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 83% maths); St Luke's Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 71% reading, 63% maths); and Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School (1.1 miles).
Redgate Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary SchoolFreshfield Primary SchoolSt Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolTrinity St Peter's CofE Primary School
Who goes there
4.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 32 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 49 (18.9%) 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.
Redgate Community Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 42 places, 42 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Redgate Community Primary School had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Formby Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coronation Avenue (adjacent), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 79 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Sefton (165).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Redgate Community Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Redgate Community Primary School are Formby High School (0.9 miles) and Range High School (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2017 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
29.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: SpLD, Vision, Other +4
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 57% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 50% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.0
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
25.8
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Redgate Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Redgate Community Primary School.
- The Learning Pad Private Tuition900m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Redgate Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Redgate Community Primary School is in Sefton; for families living there:
- Sefton's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy ext
- How to apply: Apply for Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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 Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Redgate Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
111%
Over capacity
234 pupils
210 places
24 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Sefton council
Places available
3,080
Applications
2,586
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Sefton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
32
SEN Support
49
EHC Plans
31.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Redgate Community Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 42 places, 42 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
259
Total Pupils
131
Boys
128
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
11.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,988
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,613
Per pupil
£1507k
Total funding
£98k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.1%
Overall absence
25.4%
Persistent absence
213
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Redgate Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Redgate Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Redgate Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Redgate Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Redgate Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Redgate Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Redgate Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Redgate Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Sefton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Redgate Community Primary School?
Redgate Community Primary School was full in 2025, at 111% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Redgate Community Primary School?
Classes at Redgate Community Primary School average 22 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Redgate Community Primary School?
Redgate Community Primary School has around 259 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Redgate Community Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Redgate Community Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 42 places, 42 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Redgate Community Primary School?
7.1% of sessions were missed at Redgate Community Primary School in 2024/25. 25.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Redgate Community Primary School?
Apply through Sefton's coordinated admissions process, naming Redgate Community 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 Redgate Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Redgate Community Primary School: The Learning Pad Private Tuition (900m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Redgate Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Redgate Community Primary School?
Redgate Community Primary School is at Redgate, Formby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L37 4EW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)