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EnglandNorth WestSeftonPR9 7DUNorwood Primary School
Primary

Norwood Primary School

Primary

Sefton · Southport · PR9 7DU http://www.norwoodprimaryschool.com

Pupils
625
cap. 630
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
625
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
625
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySefton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio28.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Norwood Primary School · Primary · Sefton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
+11pp
59%52%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
3%
+1pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
625
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Norwood Crescent, Southport, PR9 7DU
Local authority
Sefton
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
2024/2555%3%71%31%62%4%74%20%83%78%105.0103.0105.018%625
2023/2444%2%56%20%59%3%64%14%73%60%101.0102.0103.018%628
2022/2352%2%71%21%69%8%70%16%78%66%104.0103.0103.0-0.80-0.90-1.5014%620
2018/1959%7%63%17%80%12%78%27%93%73%102.0105.0106.0-2.30-1.20+0.308%499
2017/1856%5%69%21%76%16%71%15%84%73%104.0103.0105.0+0.80+1.40+0.508%469
2016/1759%14%63%27%78%15%80%17%88%80%103.0103.0106.0+1.50+2.40+1.908%441

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
2024/2562527.418%11%22%4%9%
2023/2462825.418%12%21%5%9%
2022/2362025.314%12%21%5%14%
2021/2258824.311%9%19%6%15%
2020/2156122.312%9%18%
2018/1949924.38%7%16%4%9%
2017/1846923.48%6%17%4%8%
2016/1744123.28%3%17%4%8%

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