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EnglandNorth WestKnowsleyL32 1TZKirkby CofE Primary School
Primary

Kirkby CofE Primary School

Primary

Knowsley · Liverpool · L32 1TZ http://www.kirkbycofe.co.uk

Pupils
314
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
314
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
314
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKnowsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Kirkby CofE Primary School · Primary · Knowsley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
+1pp
68%64%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
3%
-8pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
314
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Hall Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 1TZ
Local authority
Knowsley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%3%69%33%69%8%74%13%79%69%106.0105.0106.010%314
2023/2461%11%68%32%68%11%74%32%79%76%107.0108.0108.016%305
2022/2368%5%82%16%71%8%87%29%95%92%105.0107.0108.0+0.70+0.40+3.6016%302
2018/1960%3%77%26%66%6%89%43%100%71%105.0108.0107.0+2.30-1.20+4.3017%282
2017/1862%0%68%21%68%0%76%24%91%76%105.0106.0106.0-1.90-4.10-0.3019%283
2016/1754%9%77%29%63%26%77%23%89%71%106.0106.0105.0+1.90+0.00+1.5021%291

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531422.010%2%29%5%13%
2023/2430520.716%2%32%6%13%
2022/2330219.216%2%35%6%14%
2021/2230122.019%4%37%7%26%
2020/2131220.820%3%32%
2018/1928219.517%0%40%5%13%
2017/1828319.319%0%40%5%18%
2016/1729119.321%0%37%5%17%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.