Springwood Heath Primary School

About Springwood Heath Primary School

Springwood Heath Primary School sits within the Liverpool local authority, a large primary landscape of 115 schools where it currently ranks 52nd. That places it right in the middle of the pack, with a percentile of 51 among its Liverpool peers. The top-performing schools in the area — Sudley Primary, Bishop Martin Church of England Primary in Woolton, and Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary — all score notably higher on the ranking metric, but Springwood Heath holds its own as a solidly mid-tier option. The school is a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth form provision. It has capacity for 258 pupils but currently enrols 211, and 27 per cent of those pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and reflects the school's inclusive intake.

Academically, Springwood Heath's most recent Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24 show that 59 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — exactly in line with the Liverpool local authority average of 59 per cent. That's a solid, if unspectacular, outcome. The school's average scaled scores were 105 in maths and 104 in reading, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 19 per cent of pupils achieved greater depth in maths, 13 per cent in reading, and just 6 per cent in writing. The school's Ofsted inspection in October 2024 rated it Good across all areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — with no change from its previous Good rating in 2018. The 2024 inspection was a graded inspection, though the overall effectiveness was marked as 'Not judged' on the report.

The school is clearly popular with local families: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 48 applications for just 20 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.4 to 1, with 16 of those offers going to first-preference applicants. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, music rooms, an ICT suite, and even a chapel. Clubs cover coding, choir, and gardening, while sports on offer include football, gymnastics, cricket, dance, and swimming. The school has a strong SEND focus, with provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, physical disabilities, and social and emotional mental health, among others. Parent View responses from 34 families show 79 per cent would recommend the school, though concerns about how concerns are dealt with and SEND support drew more mixed responses. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded, inclusive local primary with a good Ofsted rating and a strong sense of community, even if its academic results are middle-of-the-road.

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