Westvale Primary School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 9 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Westvale provides an excellent early years experience where children develop strong communication skills and a love of learning through stimulating environments and warm staff interactions. The school delivers a broad curriculum that promotes good behaviour, respect for others, and understanding of British values, with pupils taking on meaningful leadership roles. Most pupils concentrate well in lessons and produce high-quality work.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is stimulating and nurturing, with high-quality staff interactions that develop children's vocabulary and reading skills
- Personal development programme effectively teaches pupils about healthy relationships, online safety, and citizenship through leadership roles
- Staff set high behavioural expectations and most pupils behave well, showing respect and courtesy in school
Areas for Improvement
- Attendance remains stubbornly low with insufficient analysis of absence patterns to direct support effectively
- Support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils lacks precision, limiting their progress from starting points
- Achievement in mathematics, particularly times table recall and fluency, has not improved as expected
- Curriculum sequencing is not careful enough for vulnerable pupils, sometimes asking them to complete work they are not ready for
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
cross-country, cricket, school council, house captains, reading ambassadors, local beach trips, high school science visits
Westvale Primary School provides a positive start to education, particularly in early years where children develop good communication skills and foundational learning. However, the school needs to improve support for pupils with special educational needs, disadvantaged pupils, and attendance rates.
At a Glance
60.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 62% to 69%. Maths has improved from 52% to 69%. Writing has improved from 55% to 65%.
Class Sizes
23.1
Avg class size
19.5
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
9
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
212 pupils
262 capacity
50 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Knowsley
Places available
2,090
Applications
1,845
Got 1st preference
90.3%
Got preferred school
97.1%
Primary admissions across Knowsley (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.91702%
Overall absence
37.22222%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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