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
- 282 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 93.3%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
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 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Sylvester Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 15 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 31 24 |
| Year 1 | 35 20 15 |
| Year 2 | 36 18 18 |
| Year 3 | 36 14 22 |
| Year 4 | 35 24 11 |
| Year 5 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 6 | 24 11 13 |