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Norwood Primary School

Sefton, PR9 7DUPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2022
KS2 Results
44%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
79 1st-choice / 79 places
Ranking
#11,809
of 13,686 nationally

About Norwood Primary School

Norwood Primary School sits within Sefton local authority, a borough with 74 primary schools, where it currently ranks 50th. That places it in the bottom half of the local league table, behind the top-performing peers in the area: St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate, St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School, and Shoreside Primary School. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 5 to 11, with no religious character. It is led by headteacher Aileen McCarthy and is a large school, with 625 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630. The school is noticeably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, it received 174 applications for 79 places, with all 79 first-preference applicants receiving an offer. That works out at 2.2 applications per place, suggesting strong local demand despite its middling rank. Just over a fifth of pupils (21.8%) are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNorwood Crescent, Southport, Sefton, PR9 7DU
HeadteacherAileen McCarthy
Local AuthoritySefton
Number of Pupils625
Free School Meals (FSM)21.8%
School Capacity625 / 630 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (9 Nov 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 13 Jul 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
LibraryArt StudiosGymnasiumSensory RoomMusic RoomsForest SchoolDining HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

AthleticsNetballSwimmingRoundersDance

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubScience ClubFilm ClubBook Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:30

After-school care

14:45-17:30

Source: norwoodprimaryschool.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Norwood Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.