Westvale Primary School, Liverpool
Westvale Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 120th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. It was 61% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Westvale Primary School in detail
Westvale Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:30pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Westvale Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 62% in reading and 52% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Westvale Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Westvale Primary School as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Westvale Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Westvale Primary School are St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 66% reading, 71% maths); Melling Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 91% maths); Millbrook Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 63% reading, 68% maths); and Kirkby CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 74% maths).
Westvale Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolMelling Primary SchoolMillbrook Community Primary SchoolKirkby CofE Primary School
What parents say
52 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Westvale Primary School (as of April 2026): 81% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 22% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (22%).
Who goes there
57.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 48 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 13 (6.1%) 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.
Staffing
Westvale Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkby Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Richard Hesketh Drive (opposite), 80 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Westvale Primary School issued 12 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Westvale Primary School are Kirkby High School (0.9 miles), All Saints Catholic High School (1 mile) and Dixons Fazakerley Academy (1.2 miles).
Kirkby High SchoolAll Saints Catholic High SchoolDixons Fazakerley Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 10 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2025 inspection report.
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
57.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
52 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at April 2026 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 62% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 52% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 55% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.8
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Westvale Primary School
Science club - ‘STEM’ exploring friction, gravity, mechanisms and problem solving’
14 Jul 2026
Weekly Science Champions
30 Jun 2026
Year 2 Science
30 Jun 2026
Chester Zoo
29 Jun 2026
KS1 science club
29 Jun 2026
Parent/Carer Message
9 Mar 2026
From Westvale Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Westvale Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Knowsley
Term dates
Westvale Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Knowsley. 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 Thursday 25 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)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Westvale Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Westvale Primary School is in Knowsley; for families living there:
Apply to Knowsley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
192 pupils
315 places
123 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 Knowsley council
Places available
2,085
Applications
1,953
Got 1st preference
86.6%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All primary applications across Knowsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
28.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
212
Total Pupils
96
Boys
116
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,977
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,899
Per pupil
£1549k
Total funding
£173k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.9%
Overall absence
37.2%
Persistent absence
180
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
Westvale Primary School
Questions parents ask about Westvale Primary School
What are SATs results like at Westvale Primary School?
Of the pupils at Westvale Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 69% did so in maths.
What is Westvale Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Westvale Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2025, produced a report card, which grades each area but gives no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2023, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Westvale Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Westvale Primary School is oversubscribed, Knowsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Westvale Primary School?
Westvale Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 61% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Westvale Primary School?
Classes at Westvale Primary School average 25.8 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Westvale Primary School?
Westvale Primary School has around 212 pupils on roll. 57% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Westvale Primary School?
9.9% of sessions were missed at Westvale Primary School in 2024/25. 37.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Westvale Primary School?
Apply through Knowsley's coordinated admissions process, naming Westvale 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 Westvale Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Westvale Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are Westvale Primary School's term dates?
Westvale Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Knowsley. 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 Thursday 25 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). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Westvale Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Westvale Primary School?
Westvale Primary School is at Melverley Road, Westvale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32 0RQ.
Sources: Knowsley term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)