Smithdown Primary School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Liverpool
Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, L7 6LJ
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 29/09/2021
Application demand
67%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
13.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
484
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
67%
1st preference success rate
56 of 84 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
161
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 84 | 56 | ● 67% |
| 2nd preference | 57 | 4 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 161 | 60 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Philip Horne
- Address
- Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, L7 6LJ
- Phone
- 01517096229
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- Edge Hill · Liverpool Wavertree
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 131597
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 54% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 89% | — | — |
| SEN support | 29% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
484 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
27 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
29 September 2021
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 387 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 7% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 50% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 10% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Liverpool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.