Kew Woods Primary School

About Kew Woods Primary School

Kew Woods Primary School sits within Sefton, a local authority with 74 primary schools, and ranks 15th among them — comfortably inside the top quarter. That puts it ahead of the vast majority of its local peers, though it trails the very highest scorers in the area: St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate, St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School and Shoreside Primary School all sit above it on the same ranking metric. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for children aged 3 to 11, with no religious character and a nursery on site. Headteacher Christina Greaves leads a school that is at full capacity — 451 pupils against a published capacity of 450 — and oversubscribed for Reception places. In the 2025/26 admissions round, 93 families applied for 51 places, and all 51 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.82.

Academically, Kew Woods performs well above the Sefton average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 59%. The school’s ranking score of 71 on this metric places it in the top 50 nationally. Reading scores were particularly strong: 88% of pupils met the expected standard, with 32% reaching the higher standard, and the average scaled score was 106. Maths also held up well, with 81% at expected and an average score of 104, though only 15% hit the higher threshold. Writing was the weakest area — 76% at expected and just 2% at the higher level. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2013, the school was rated Good overall, with Good for leadership and management. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good.

The school offers a practical set of facilities including a library, dining hall, art studios and a sensory room, which will be particularly useful given the range of SEND provisions on offer. These cover specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder — a broad and inclusive offer that suggests the school is well set up to support children with additional needs. Outside the classroom, pupils can choose from clubs including eco, art, gardening and coding, and sports such as cross country, netball, tennis and athletics. There is no sixth form, as expected for a primary, and the school does not offer boarding. Kew Woods is a strong, well-subscribed local option for Sefton families who want solid academic outcomes, a full range of SEND support and a busy extracurricular programme, though those seeking the very highest local rankings may want to look at the three schools above it in the LA table.

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