Eastcroft Park School
Hollinghurst Road, Tower Hill, Liverpool, L33 1EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss J Withey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 104447
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778210
About this school
Eastcroft Park School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eastcroft Park School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- 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 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 52% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 70% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Eastcroft Park 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 | 63% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastcroft Park School compares
Eastcroft Park School ranked 32nd of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 8.6% | 62% | 222 | — |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | 59% | 7.6% | 38.2% | 346 | 0.3 miles |
| Ravenscroft Community Primary School | 32% | 8% | 53.4% | 218 | 0.4 miles |
| St Marie's Catholic Primary School | 54% | 7.8% | 71.4% | 222 | 0.5 miles |
| Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) | 51% | 8.4% | 64.5% | 471 | 0.7 miles |
| Kirkby CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 29.1% | 307 | 0.8 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)
- 62%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 26.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Ravenscroft Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Marie's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
- 0.7 miles
-
Kirkby CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Eastcroft Park School ranks 118th 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 ages does Eastcroft Park School teach?
- Eastcroft Park School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastcroft Park School?
- The headteacher of Eastcroft Park School is Miss J Withey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eastcroft Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastcroft Park 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 many pupils are at Eastcroft Park School?
- Eastcroft Park School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Eastcroft Park School full?
- Eastcroft Park School has capacity for 210 pupils and 222 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Eastcroft Park School a faith school?
- No. Eastcroft Park School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastcroft Park School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eastcroft Park School as having nursery classes.
- How have Eastcroft Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastcroft Park School compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- Eastcroft Park School ranked 32nd of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastcroft Park School's absence rate?
- Eastcroft Park School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastcroft Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastcroft Park 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.