Childwall Valley Primary School

About Childwall Valley Primary School

Childwall Valley Primary School sits within the Liverpool local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11. In the most recent local rankings of 102 similar schools, it placed 78th, placing it in the bottom half of the city’s primaries. For context, the top-performing peers in Liverpool include Sudley Primary School, Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School in Woolton, and Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, all of which scored significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The school is led by headteacher Joseph Keher and has a capacity of 156 pupils, though it currently houses 226, making it oversubscribed. Its religious character is listed as ‘does not apply’, and it offers nursery provision for younger children. The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2017, rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership and management and Good for early years provision. An ungraded inspection in 2022 confirmed the school remains Good.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 50%, which is below the Liverpool local authority average of 59%. In reading, 79% of pupils met the expected standard, with 11% reaching the higher standard. Maths saw 75% meeting the expected standard and 11% reaching the higher standard. Writing was weaker, with 50% at the expected standard and none achieving the higher standard. Average scaled scores were 103 in both reading and maths. Progress scores are not available for any of the three subjects, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom quarter of all primaries on the combined expected standard metric, and in the bottom half within the North West region.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, library, art studios, and a forest school area. Sports provision covers cricket, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, football and netball, and there are clubs for gardening, drama, choir, art and film. SEND support is well-documented, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional and mental health needs. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 57 applications for 28 places, with 23 offers made to first-preference applicants, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.04. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who value its inclusive SEND offer, nursery provision, and forest school programme. It may suit parents looking for a community-focused primary with a wide range of extracurricular activities, though those prioritising top academic outcomes may want to consider higher-ranked peers in the area.

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