Windsor Community Primary School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Windsor Community Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 3 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is at the forefront of the school's work."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of pupils' attendance and behaviour across the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders rightly prioritise the education of children in the early years."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide an effective personal development and wellbeing programme that carefully considers the context of the local community."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement by the end of key stage 2 has been below national average levels over several years."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders have established a curriculum that is mostly well considered."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "While leaders have made improvements in some important areas of the school, these have not been as swift in others."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and governors should improve the way that they check the impact of the writing curriculum on pupils' learning so that this leads to more rapid improvement".

In its own words: "Windsor Community Primary School is a safe, nurturing and diverse community where children, parents and staff unite and thrive through a truly inclusive approach to education. Children and their families feel a deep sense of belonging and purpose."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Windsor Community Primary School! We are located in the heart of an inner-city community, we are proud to be a diverse and inclusive school where over 30 languages are spoken, and a wide range of cultures and religions are celebrated."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils at Windsor Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% 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 (56% in reading, 44% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Windsor Community Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 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 Windsor Community Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths); St Silas Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 64% maths); and Kingsley Community School (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 73% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Windsor Community Primary School.

17 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Windsor Community Primary School (as of September 2026): 88% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (82%).

55.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 86.3% 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 (40%), Black (22%) and Asian (18%).

In 2026, 48 pupils (21.9%) received SEN support and 18 (8.2%) 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.

Windsor Community Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 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 0.7 miles away in a straight line.

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Upper Warwick Street (adjacent), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Windsor Community 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 1048 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Windsor Community Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Windsor Community Primary School are The Studio School Liverpool (0.5 miles), Liverpool Life Sciences UTC (0.5 miles), LIPA School (0.5 miles) and The Belvedere Academy (0.7 miles).