Halewood Church of England Primary Academy

About Halewood Church of England Primary Academy

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy is currently rated Good overall by Ofsted, following its most recent inspection in 2023. That rating represents a change from its previous inspection in 2008, when the school was judged Outstanding across all areas. The current inspection report is nuanced: behaviour and attitudes, along with personal development, were both rated Outstanding, while the quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management were each rated Good. On the academic front, the most telling metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 90% of pupils met the benchmark. That figure places the school first out of 47 primary schools in Knowsley, and in the top five per cent nationally. It also sits well above the local authority average of 60%, giving a clear sense of the academic strength on offer here.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 exam results, the school’s performance is consistently strong across individual subjects. In maths, every single pupil reached the expected standard, and 59% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. In reading, 90% met the expected standard and 45% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 109. Writing saw 97% at the expected level and 41% at the higher level. These outcomes are particularly impressive given that only 4.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure well below the national average. The school’s ranking data reinforces the picture: it sits 302nd nationally out of 13,686 primaries, and 50th in the North West region out of 2,065. For parents focused on academic outcomes, the data makes a compelling case.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 74 applications for 29 places and a ratio of 2.55 applicants per place. Of those, 34 were first-preference applications, and all 29 first-preference offers were taken up. The school has a Church of England character and offers nursery provision for children from age three. Facilities include a Forest School, library, dining hall, playing fields, art studios, music rooms, and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, athletics, gymnastics, rounders, and tennis, while clubs range from art and book club to chess, coding, eco club, and science club. The school’s SEND provision is broad, covering moderate and severe learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language challenges, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families in Knowsley seeking a primary with strong academic results and a clear Christian ethos, this is a school that warrants serious consideration.

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