Sylvester Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 9 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Unique reference
- 143878
- Address
- St John's Road, Huyton, L36 0UX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 289 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.5%
White British 90.3%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 2.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 58%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sylvester Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 33.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 0 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 11 4 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 38 23 15 |
| Year 1 | 52 29 23 |
| Year 2 | 34 19 15 |
| Year 3 | 35 18 17 |
| Year 4 | 35 14 21 |
| Year 5 | 34 23 11 |
| Year 6 | 31 13 18 |