Smithdown Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

488

Pupils · 2024/25

86%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

488

Pupils · 2024/25

86%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

488

Pupils · 2024/25

86%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 29/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityLiverpool

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Smithdown Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-11pp

61%56%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

10%

+3pp

10%7%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

28%

Writing expected standard

57%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

68%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

73%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

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

488

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

86%

FSM eligible

54%

SEN

38%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, L7 6LJ

Local authority

Liverpool

Website

www.smithdownprimary.com/

Telephone

01517096229

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	10%	73%	28%	57%	10%	68%	28%	72%	73%	104.0	104.0	106.0	—	—	—	38%	488
2023/24	61%	7%	65%	21%	63%	11%	81%	35%	74%	72%	103.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	32%	476
2022/23	58%	3%	77%	48%	58%	5%	82%	28%	67%	77%	111.0	109.0	108.0	+2.70	-1.50	+3.50	30%	474
2018/19	61%	7%	75%	29%	61%	11%	82%	43%	71%	79%	106.0	106.0	109.0	+7.00	+2.20	+7.20	23%	350
2017/18	55%	10%	79%	17%	59%	14%	76%	34%	69%	83%	105.0	106.0	107.0	+3.00	+0.50	+5.50	26%	327
2016/17	39%	0%	64%	18%	46%	0%	71%	18%	46%	71%	102.0	104.0	106.0	+4.00	-1.00	+5.60	26%	300

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	488	23.3	38%	86%	54%	5%	13%
2023/24	476	21.7	32%	89%	57%	6%	14%
2022/23	474	20.5	30%	86%	59%	6%	17%
2021/22	470	19.7	27%	88%	61%	6%	16%
2020/21	441	20.2	23%	86%	56%	—	—
2018/19	350	18.1	23%	83%	52%	3%	5%
2017/18	327	17.4	26%	84%	51%	4%	10%
2016/17	300	22.5	26%	78%	50%	4%	8%