Stockton Wood Community Primary School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Stockton Wood Community Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff skilfully tailor the school's personal, social and health education programme to the needs of children."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Published outcomes at the end of Year 6 show a rising trend over a 3 year period, albeit from a low starting point."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance is broadly in line with the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is carefully designed and generally taught as leaders intend."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years curriculum is appropriate and ambitious."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Pupils' needs are identified accurately because staff understand them, their families and the context in which they live."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders develop positive working relationships with families."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge, especially in writing, are swiftly and securely closed. They should ensure that strategies used to secure this foundational knowledge are consistent and effective, leading to published outcomes that continue to improve year on year"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching across subjects is of consistently high quality so that pupils, including those who face barriers to their learning, gain detailed knowledge and skills across subjects"; "Leaders should ensure that their work to secure high-quality interactions between adults and children in the early years is embedded. They should ensure that these interactions consistently extend pupils' vocabulary and that questioning enables children to think deeply".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school is located on a large attractive site with lots of green space which supports outdoor learning. Our school building provides us with excellent facilities including generous ICT and library facilities which support life-long learning and a ‘Space for Sports and Arts’ for school and Community use. We have a truly excellent learning environment for the children."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am, from £1.00 per day.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Stockton Wood Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (63% in reading, 70% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Stockton Wood Community Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 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 Stockton Wood Community Primary School are St Christopher's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 71% maths); Middlefield Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 79% reading, 76% maths); Hunts Cross Primary School (1 mile, Good, 69% reading, 60% maths); and St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 69% maths).

Stockton Wood Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Stockton Wood Community Primary School (as of September 2026): 82% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

41% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 74 pupils (20.8%) received SEN support and 10 (2.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Hunts Cross Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sutton Wood Road (opposite), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Stockton Wood Community 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 126 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342).

In 2024/25, Stockton Wood Community Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Stockton Wood Community Primary School are Halewood Academy (1.5 miles) and The Academy of St Nicholas (1.6 miles).