Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 14 2025 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
Not applicable
Local authority
Knowsley
Unique reference
135807
Address
Roughwood Drive, Northwood, L33 8XD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
473 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
11%
Free school meals (FSM)
64.5%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.8%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 3.8%
African 2.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAbove average1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
51
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
51
2nd preference
5
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
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
4
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
29
11
18
Reception, Full-time
60
27
33
Year 1
57
31
26
Year 2
67
33
34
Year 3
64
30
34
Year 4
65
40
25
Year 5
62
31
31
Year 6
64
37
27
Year 2024-2025

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