Kirkby CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Knowsley
Unique reference
104448
Address
Hall Lane, Kirkby, L32 1TZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
314 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.1%
Girls
52.9%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.5%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.3%
Mixed 2.2%
Other Black 1.3%
Other White 1%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.4
MathsWell above average3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kirkby CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
40
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
40
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
39
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
3
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
8
10
Reception, Full-time
42
18
24
Year 1
40
21
19
Year 2
39
20
19
Year 3
40
17
23
Year 4
40
18
22
Year 5
37
22
15
Year 6
40
15
25
Year 2024-2025

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