St Silas Church of England Primary School, Liverpool

In its own words: "Welcome to St Silas CE Primary School. We are a caring and hard-working school in Toxteth, Liverpool. We champion each and every child to be the best that they can be, and we are extremely proud to be part of the Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are extremely proud of all our pupils, and we work hard to ensure that we give each and every child who attends our school the very best start in life so that they can go on to achieve their full potential."

The school runs after-school care until 4:15pm.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at St Silas Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 59 families put St Silas Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Silas Church of England Primary School are Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths); Windsor Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 46% reading, 57% maths); St Cleopas' Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 78% maths); and St Finbar's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 69% maths).

St Silas Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Silas Church of England Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

50.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 74% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are other ethnic groups (43%), Black (19%) and Asian (12%).

In 2026, 86 pupils (24%) received SEN support and 15 (4.2%) 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.

St Silas Church of England Primary School had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Brunswick Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Devonshire Road West (adjacent), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Silas Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 613 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Silas Church of England Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Silas Church of England Primary School are The Belvedere Academy (0.3 miles); Bellerive FCJ Catholic College (0.6 miles); King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool (0.7 miles); and Liverpool Life Sciences UTC (0.9 miles).