OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Sefton
Trust
RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
228
211 full-time ·
17 part-time
Female pupils
114
50.0% of pupils
Male pupils
114
50.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.4 pts
below England
School
15.4%
Sefton
26.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
Sefton
8.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Sefton
1.3%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.2%
217
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
2
Any other White background
0.9%
2
Any other Asian background
0.4%
1
Gypsy / Roma
0.4%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.2%
30 of
228 pupils
7.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
79.0%
18.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Sefton
73.4%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Sefton
67.7%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
Sefton
71.7%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.25 pts
lower than
England
School
3.96%
Sefton
6.89%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.08 pts
lower than
England
School
5.73%
Sefton
18.13%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Sefton
2.08%
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
108.6%
20.4 pts
above England
Shoreside Primary School
108.6%
Sefton
96.5%
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.