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Childwall Valley Primary School

Community school · Liverpool · L25 1NW

Ages 4–11 · 220 pupils · Liverpool

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

50%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-09

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)50%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.0%
Unauthorised3.9%
Authorised absence
2.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
178

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

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill120%

220 pupils · 156 places

Pupils on roll
220
Boys / girls
118 / 102
School capacity
156
Capacity fill
220 / 156 (141%)
Free school meals
31%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Joseph Keher

Location

Address
Craighurst Road
Postcode
L25 1NW
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 4–11, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 220 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 31%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L25
14
Primary in L25
8
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.

Compare with theseAll in LiverpoolNear L25

  • Rudston Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L16 4PQ · Liverpool

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM6.6%
    • Demand1.07

    0.9 miles away

  • Malvern Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L14 6XA · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM17.0%
    • Demand1.36

    0.9 miles away

  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L36 5XL · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand1.04

    1.1 miles away

  • Blacklow Brow School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Liverpool · L36 5XW · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM13.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Joseph Keher
Telephone
01517222544
Website
www.childwallvalley.org

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