Westvale Primary School
Melverley Road, Westvale, Liverpool, L32 0RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Richardson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 104431
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778470
About this school
Westvale Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 48% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 62% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 52% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 66% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Westvale Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westvale Primary School compares
Westvale Primary School ranked 27th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 9.9% | 66.1% | 212 | — |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | 51% | 7.2% | 31.4% | 419 | 0.3 miles |
| Melling Primary School | 59% | 5.2% | 15% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Millbrook Community Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 40.5% | 325 | 0.5 miles |
| Kirkby CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 29.1% | 307 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School | 53% | 6.8% | 39.6% | 237 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.14%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 9.92%
- Persistent absence
- 37.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Melling Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Millbrook Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Kirkby CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Westvale Primary School ranks 100th of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westvale Primary School teach?
- Westvale Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Westvale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westvale Primary School is Mr Colin Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westvale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westvale Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Westvale Primary School?
- Westvale Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westvale Primary School full?
- Westvale Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 212 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Westvale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westvale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westvale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westvale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westvale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westvale Primary School rank locally?
- Westvale Primary School ranked 27th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westvale Primary School's absence rate?
- Westvale Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westvale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westvale Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.