Smithdown Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 29 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 131597
- Address
- Chatsworth Drive, L7 6LJ
- Website
- www.smithdownprimary.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 488 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 86.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 33.8%
Other 53.7%
African 11.3%
Mixed 6.3%
Other Asian 5.7%
Other White 5.3%
Pakistani 5.1%
White British 4.5%
Indian 2%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Chinese 1.8%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.7
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsWell above average3.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Smithdown Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 51 23 28 |
| Reception, Full-time | 62 34 28 |
| Year 1 | 61 24 37 |
| Year 2 | 61 34 27 |
| Year 3 | 63 39 24 |
| Year 4 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 5 | 64 33 31 |
| Year 6 | 60 40 20 |