SCHOOL PROFILE

Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 145435
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

12 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 15 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Knowsley
Trust LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 379 364 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 180 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 199 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.6%
9.8 pts above England
School 34.6%
Knowsley 41.7%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.0%
11.3 pts below England
School 9.0%
Knowsley 8.8%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Knowsley 0.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.8%
325
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
11
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
11
Any other White background
2.1%
8
Indian
1.8%
7
Any other Asian background
1.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.5% 93 of 379 pupils
3.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.5%
Knowsley 26.4%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.2% 65 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts above
EHC plans 7.4% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 37
Speech, language & communication 23
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Specific learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Knowsley 57.0%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Knowsley 71.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Knowsley 66.3%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
Knowsley 69.5%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.44%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.22 pts higher than England
School 6.44%
Knowsley 7.68%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.07 pts higher than England
School 17.89%
Knowsley 22.49%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.47%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 1.47%
Knowsley 1.96%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.2% 2.1 pts above England
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School
90.2%
Knowsley
99.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information