Springwood Heath Primary School, Liverpool

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils at Springwood Heath Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 63% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Springwood Heath Primary School as their first choice and 24 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 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 Springwood Heath Primary School are Garston Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); Gilmour Primary School (0.7 miles, 84% reading, 79% maths); Booker Avenue Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 76% maths); and Booker Avenue Infant School (0.9 miles, Outstanding).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Springwood Heath Primary School.

34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Springwood Heath Primary School (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

34.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 38 pupils (18%) received SEN support and 69 (32.7%) 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.

Springwood Heath Primary School has a resourced provision for visual impairment, physical disability, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 60 places, 60 pupils on roll.

Springwood Heath Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Liverpool South Parkway Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Danefield Road (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Springwood Heath Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 174 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342).

In 2024/25, Springwood Heath Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Springwood Heath Primary School are The Academy of St Nicholas (0.6 miles), St Julie's Catholic High School (1.1 miles) and St Margaret's Church of England Academy (1.7 miles).