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ClosedPrimaryURN 104565

Northway Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Liverpool · L15 7JQ

Ages 3–11 · 379 pupils · Liverpool

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
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 absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.3%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
351

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill84%

379 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
379
Boys / girls
189 / 190
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
379 / 450 (84%)
Free school meals
29.1%
FSM pupils
105
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr MJ Hargreaves

Location

Address
Northway, Wavertree
Postcode
L15 7JQ
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

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, 379 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 29.1%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L15
13
Primary in L15
9
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 L15

  • King's Northway Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L15 7JQ · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM30.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L15 7LZ · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM11.1%
    • Demand0.90

    0.5 miles away

  • Broadgreen Primary

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Liverpool · L13 5UE · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM31.0%
    • Demand1.13

    0.5 miles away

  • St Oswald's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L13 5TE · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM34.5%
    • Demand0.94

    0.5 miles away

  • Wavertree Church of England School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Liverpool · L15 8HJ · Liverpool

    Ages 2–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM52.6%
    • Demand0.92

    0.6 miles away

  • King David Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L15 6WU · Liverpool

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM3.3%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Mosspits Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L15 6UN · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand0.68

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr MJ Hargreaves

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