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Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery

Liverpool, L9 3BUPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
56%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
64 1st-choice / 69 places
Ranking
#9,094
of 13,686 nationally

About Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery

Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections, the most recent being an ungraded visit in October 2023 that confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 56%. That figure is just three percentage points below the Liverpool local authority average of 59%, placing the school 58th out of 115 primary schools in the borough. While this puts Rice Lane in the bottom half of the LA rankings, it is worth noting that the school serves a community where 31% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, significantly above the national average, making its results a solid achievement in context.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBrockenhurst Road, Liverpool, Liverpool, L9 3BU
HeadteacherLesley Roach
Local AuthorityLiverpool
Number of Pupils627
Free School Meals (FSM)31.0%
School Capacity627 / 739 (85% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Oct 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jul 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Outdoor PlaygroundSensory RoomPlaying FieldsDining HallGymnasiumICT SuiteForest SchoolArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

RoundersTennisSwimmingDanceNetballGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

GardeningChessArt ClubFilm ClubCoding

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

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

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

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