Sudley Primary School, Liverpool
Sudley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Liverpool. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 1,154th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sudley Primary School in detail
Sudley Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Sudley Primary School, we believe in empowering our students to reach their full potential by embracing our key values: Respectful, Responsible, Resilient, and Reflective. We encourage all our students to show respect for themselves, others, and the world around them. We believe that learning to take responsibility for their actions helps build a strong sense of character."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Liverpool
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Sudley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% 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 (91% in reading, 92% in maths).
Getting a place at Sudley Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 94 families put Sudley Primary School as their first choice and 272 named it as one of their preferences, for 120 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Sudley Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sudley Primary School are St Austin's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 89% reading, 76% maths); Booker Avenue Infant School (0.9 miles, Outstanding); Booker Avenue Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 87% reading, 76% maths); and St Charles' Catholic Academy (0.9 miles).
Sudley Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.
St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolBooker Avenue Infant SchoolBooker Avenue Junior SchoolSt Charles' Catholic Academy
Who goes there
8.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (72%) and Mixed (11%).
In 2026, 73 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 11 (1.4%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Aigburth Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brabant Road (opposite), 260 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Sudley Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sudley Primary School are St Margaret's Church of England Academy (under 0.1 miles); Liverpool College (0.9 miles); King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool (1.4 miles); and The Academy of St Nicholas (1.9 miles).
St Margaret's Church of England AcademyLiverpool CollegeKing's Leadership Academy, LiverpoolThe Academy of St Nicholas
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
At a Glance
8.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 92% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
29.6
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
25
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Sudley Primary School
October Newsletter 2026
2 Oct 2026
September Newsletter 2026
11 Sep 2026
First Day Letter September 2026
3 Sep 2026
From Sudley Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Sudley Primary School.
- Kidz Place Afterschool - Sudley School200m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Sudley Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Liverpool. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 26 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sudley Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sudley Primary School is in Liverpool; for families living there:
- Liverpool's school travel policy: this document : Home to School Transport Policy 2026-27
- How to apply: Apply for a travel pass
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 14
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
5 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 Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 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.
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Your chances of a place at Sudley Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
797 pupils
840 places
43 spare places 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 Liverpool council
Places available
5,870
Applications
4,736
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All primary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
73
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
10.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
799
Total Pupils
398
Boys
401
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
36
Teachers
22.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,469
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,157
Per pupil
£4432k
Total funding
£111k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.7%
Overall absence
6.5%
Persistent absence
718
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
Questions parents ask about Sudley Primary School
What are SATs results like at Sudley Primary School?
Of the pupils at Sudley Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is the catchment area for Sudley Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Sudley Primary School is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Sudley Primary School?
Sudley Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Sudley Primary School?
Classes at Sudley Primary School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26). 6 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Sudley Primary School?
Sudley Primary School has around 799 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Sudley Primary School?
3.7% of sessions were missed at Sudley Primary School in 2024/25. 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Sudley Primary School?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Sudley 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 Sudley Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Sudley Primary School: Kidz Place Afterschool - Sudley School (200m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Sudley Primary School's term dates?
Sudley Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Liverpool. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 26 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Sudley Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 14 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 9 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 5 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 Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sudley Primary School?
Sudley Primary School is at Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 6BH.
Sources: Liverpool term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)