New Park Primary School

About New Park Primary School

Parent feedback for New Park Primary School is notably positive, with 75% of respondents to the ParentView survey saying they would recommend the school. That figure comes from 16 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025. Looking closer at the individual questions, 94% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school, and the same proportion felt their child is safe. The school is also clearly popular in the local area: for the 2025/26 academic year, it received 101 applications for 59 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.71. Of those, 62 families put it as their first preference, and all 59 places went to first-preference applicants. That kind of demand suggests a school that local families are actively choosing, and the high happiness and safety scores back that up.

Academically, New Park sits in the middle of the pack in Liverpool. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is slightly above the local authority average of 59%. That places the school 48th out of 102 primary schools in Liverpool. In individual subjects, 85% met the expected standard in reading, 82% in maths, and 70% in writing. At the higher standard, 28% achieved it in maths, 20% in reading, and 12% in writing. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, rated it Good across all areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That’s a change from its previous inspection in 2015, when it was rated Outstanding overall.

The school has a nursery provision for children aged three and above, and caters for pupils up to age 11. It currently has 472 pupils against a capacity of 378, so it’s running above its official number. A high proportion of pupils – 44% – are eligible for free school meals, which is well above the national average. The school lists a wide range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate to severe learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. Facilities include a library, playing fields, an outdoor playground, an ICT suite, a sports hall, art studios and a chapel. Clubs on offer include art, eco, science and coding, while sports range from gymnastics and cricket to netball, swimming and cross country. For families in Liverpool looking for a Good-rated primary with strong parent satisfaction and a broad SEND offer, New Park is clearly a school worth considering.

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