Yew Tree Primary Academy | School performance

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

233

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

31%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

233

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

31%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

233

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

31%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/01/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKnowsley

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Yew Tree Primary Academy · Primary · Knowsley

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

29%

-24pp

53%41%29%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 29%

RWM higher standard

+6pp

6%3%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

41%

Reading higher standard

Writing expected standard

47%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

44%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

59%

SPAG expected standard

32%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

101.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

99.0

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

233

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

52%

SEN

44%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

31%

Contact

Address

The Avenue, Halewood, Knowsley, L26 1UU

Local authority

Knowsley

Website

http://www.yewtreeknowsley.co.uk/

Telephone

01514778950

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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	29%	6%	41%	6%	47%	6%	44%	9%	59%	32%	101.0	100.0	99.0	—	—	—	44%	233
2023/24	53%	0%	58%	17%	61%	6%	56%	3%	69%	56%	103.0	102.0	102.0	—	—	—	45%	242
2022/23	49%	6%	63%	23%	63%	9%	54%	17%	63%	57%	104.0	103.0	101.0	-1.50	-0.60	-1.20	42%	248
2018/19	37%	3%	49%	14%	54%	6%	60%	17%	63%	60%	101.0	101.0	104.0	-1.40	-2.10	-2.30	41%	248

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	233	15.4	44%	5%	52%	8%	31%
2023/24	242	18.5	45%	7%	53%	8%	32%
2022/23	248	19.4	42%	6%	52%	8%	26%
2021/22	256	19.3	40%	5%	49%	8%	30%
2020/21	248	18.1	40%	5%	48%	—	—
2018/19	248	14.2	41%	4%	48%	6%	18%