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Primary · L36 · Liverpool

Knowsley Lane Primary School

Astley Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8DB

VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

OfstedOutstanding

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedOutstanding
Attendance94.5%
Attainment64% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsNot published
Pupils434

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Outstanding

Still judged Outstanding — latest visit raised some concerns (see full report).

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (28 Sept 2016).

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
  • Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in L36. Where we have them, council (Knowsley) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
434
Free school meals
47%
6.6% above district average (40.4%)

Also: Knowsley 36.9% · England 24.7%

SEN
17.6%
12% below district average (29.6%)

Also: Knowsley 21.5% · England 18.2%

EAL
12.5%
6% above district average (6.5%)
Attendance
94.5%
0.4% below district average (94.9%)

Also: Knowsley 93.7% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the L36 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

16.8%

3.5% above England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

64%

3% above England (61%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

14%

6% above England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

75%

Same as England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

81%

10% above England (71%)

KS2 maths2024/25

86%

12% above England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 94.6%
    2020/21
  • 91.3%
    2021/22
  • 91.5%
    2022/23
  • 92.7%
    2023/24
  • 93.2%
    2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

  • 61%
    2022/23
  • 57%
    2023/24
  • 64%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
354
Pupils on roll
434

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Knowsley page.

SEN support

SEN %
17.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates