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Knotty Ash Primary School

Community school · Liverpool · L14 5NX

Ages 3–11 · 257 pupils · Liverpool

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

1.21 · Competitive

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.6%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
199

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

1.21 · Competitive

1st preferences

34

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
86
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
23
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill120%

257 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
257
Boys / girls
140 / 117
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
257 / 210 (122%)
Free school meals
26.3%
FSM pupils
65
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Roanne Clements-Bedson

Location

Address
Thomas Lane
Postcode
L14 5NX
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool West Derby
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
18 on roll / 18 capacity

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, 257 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 26.3%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L14
10
Primary in L14
7
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 L14

  • Knotty Ash Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L14 5NX · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM27.0%

    0.0 miles away

  • Blackmoor Park Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L12 9HB · Liverpool

    Ages 7–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM28.9%

    0.6 miles away

  • Blueberry Park

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L14 2DY · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM53.1%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 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

    0.7 miles away

  • Blackmoor Park Infants' School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Liverpool · L12 9EY · Liverpool

    Ages 0–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.89

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Roanne Clements-Bedson

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