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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 104516

Banks Road Primary School

Community school · Liverpool · L19 8JZ

Ages 3–11 · 253 pupils · Liverpool

Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-09-12

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)54%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.9%
Unauthorised4.1%
Authorised absence
1.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
256

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

16

Places offered

17

1st-preference offers

16

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
17
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

253 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
253
Boys / girls
120 / 133
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
253 / 315 (80%)
Free school meals
44.6%
FSM pupils
108
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Jamie Wilson

Location

Address
Banks Road, Garston
Postcode
L19 8JZ
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Garston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 253 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 44.6%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L19
8
Primary in L19
6
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196
Primary in Liverpool LA
117

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L19 8JY · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM45.2%
    • Demand0.95

    0.2 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L19 4TL · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand0.81

    1.1 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L19 9AR · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand0.86

    1.2 miles away

  • St Austin's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L19 9DH · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.7%
    • Demand0.91

    1.4 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L24 3TF · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM42.0%
    • Demand0.96

    1.4 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L25 0PJ · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM27.1%
    • Demand0.94

    1.6 miles away

  • Booker Avenue Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L18 9SB · Liverpool

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM7.7%

    1.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jamie Wilson
Telephone
01514274360

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