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Childwall Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of England418 pupilsLiverpool
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, June 2024
Reached the expected level at 1162%England 63%
Attendance96.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families2%Far fewer than most schools
Places2 spare418 pupils, 420 places
Pupils on roll418Census January 2026

Childwall Church of England Primary School is a converter academy in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 418 pupils and room for 420. About 2 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.

Woolton Road, Liverpool, L16 0JD0151 722 1553childwallce.co.ukMrs Lyndsey Lewis headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 June 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

63 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Childwall Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1162%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level16%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score107.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score105.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 78%78%20172018: 81%81%20182019: 78%78%20192023: 66%66%20232024: 74%74%20242025: 62%62%2025
Since 2017: -16%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†LiverpoolEngland
Pupils tested635859596260
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths62%74%66%78%81%78%58%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths16%22%10%31%23%12%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score107.0108.0106.0108.0110.0108.0104.5105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score105.0107.0105.0109.0106.0107.0103.5104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score105.0108.0106.0111.0110.0108.0104.7105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard83%81%78%86%92%92%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard78%84%81%86%84%88%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)70%81%73%85%85%88%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.0+0.7+2.7+1.9
Maths progressMaths progress score-1.0+0.9-0.1+2.0
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged17%50%56%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged72%81%82%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Childwall Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in December 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
73%50%
Gap 23 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
57%62%
Gap 5 ptsEngland 4 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Liverpool council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll418Census January 2026
Places420100% full
Pupils from low-income families2%2% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support13%53 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%10 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.813 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils15%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)3%£18,600 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls212 / 206
White British pupils75%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.9 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (19), Specific learning difficulty (13), language and communications needs (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (9), Other difficulty or disability (1).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school5.1%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission1.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.6%3.8%3.5%3.2%1.4%2.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.5%2.8%2.6%2.6%1.2%1.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.0%1.0%0.8%0.6%0.2%0.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence5.1%6.3%3.5%3.3%1.1%1.6%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Childwall Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in December 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Money

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,106England £7,738. Total £2.6m
Income per pupil£5,980England £7,697. Total £2.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,087England £3,480
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £31k, £72 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£53kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,106spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m11612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate32 per 1,000 people65% lower than the England average
Typical house price£176,500Liverpool
Nearest bus stop90 mHornby Lane, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic550 m417Good 202491Compare
King David Primary SchoolJewish0.6 miles427Good 202457Compare
Rudston Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles453Good 202325Compare
Mosspits Lane Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles391Good 202370Compare
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.8 miles414Report card 202564Compare
Childwall Valley Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles220Report card 202616Compare
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic1.1 miles420Good 202379Compare
Dovedale Community Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles839Report card 202580Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Childwall Church of England Primary School a good school?

Childwall Church of England Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2024.

What is Childwall Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Childwall Church of England Primary School good at its last full inspection on 26 June 2024.

How good are Childwall Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 62% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 16% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Childwall Church of England Primary School have?

418 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 100% full.

What is attendance like at Childwall Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 96.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Childwall Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 29.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 15% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Woolton Road, Liverpool, L16 0JD
Telephone
0151 722 1553
Website
www.childwallce.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Lyndsey Lewis
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Liverpool
Multi-academy trust
Belong CE Multi Academy Trust (3 schools)
Local authority
Liverpool
Ward
Childwall
Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 December 2025 (academy converter)
URN
152033 · LAESTAB 3413329 · UKPRN 10098506
Formerly
Childwall Church of England Primary School

Where these figures come from