Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School

About Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School

Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School sits within the Knowsley local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 3 to 11. In the most recent local rankings of primary schools, it placed 28th out of 47, placing it in the bottom half of Knowsley's primary sector. The top-performing peers in the area include Halewood Church of England Primary Academy, Halsnead Primary School, and Malvern Primary School, all of which scored higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, just one kilometre away. Headteacher Jillian Stratford leads a school with a strong Church of England character, and the school's most recent graded inspection in 2015 rated it Good overall, a rating it has maintained through a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2022, which confirmed the school remains Good.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is just two percentage points below the Knowsley local authority average of 60%. In individual subjects, reading and writing both saw 73% of pupils reach the expected standard, while maths was slightly lower at 67%. At the higher standard, 8% of pupils achieved the combined measure, with reading leading at 28%, followed by maths at 20% and writing at 12%. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 103 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the 62nd percentile among all primary schools, and within the North West region it sits in the 58th percentile. The school's previous Ofsted inspection in 2013 rated it Requires Improvement, so the jump to Good in 2015 and the sustained Good rating since then represents a clear upward trajectory.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, with 67 applications for 36 places and 28 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.86. Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, gymnasium, outdoor playground, art studios, sensory room, music rooms, dining hall, and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, cross country, dance, swimming, football, and rounders, while clubs range from choir and coding to film club, chess, and art club. The school provides nursery provision for younger children and has a broad range of SEND support, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 37% of pupils eligible for free school meals, this is a school serving a relatively disadvantaged community, and it will suit families looking for a Church of England primary with strong SEND provision and a good Ofsted rating within Knowsley.

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