Knowsley Central School
Mossbrow Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 7SY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Head Teacher
- Daryl McConnell
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 104500
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778450
About this school
Knowsley Central School is a community special school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 142 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 18 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Knowsley Central 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 | 0% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 127 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.61%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 23.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alt Bridge School0.0 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Lawrence House School0.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Meadow Park School1.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Knowsley
-
NexGen Academy1.6 miles
Independent schools · Liverpool
-
Lakeside School1.6 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Abbot's Lea School Special schools
- Acre View Primary School Special schools
- Alt Bridge School Special schools
- Bank View High School Special schools
- Bluebell Park School Special schools
- Childwall Abbey School Special schools
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special schools
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Academies
- Crosby High School Special schools
- Educ8 Liverpool Special schools
- Everton Free School & Football College Free Schools
- Finch Woods Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Knowsley Central School teach?
- Knowsley Central School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the acting head teacher of Knowsley Central School?
- The acting head teacher of Knowsley Central School is Daryl McConnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Knowsley Central School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knowsley Central 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 Knowsley Central School?
- Knowsley Central School has 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Knowsley Central School full?
- Knowsley Central School has capacity for 110 pupils and 142 on roll (129%), 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 Knowsley Central School a faith school?
- No. Knowsley Central School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Knowsley Central School have?
- The schools register lists Knowsley Central School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Knowsley Central School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Knowsley Central School's absence rate?
- Knowsley Central School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Knowsley Central School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knowsley Central 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.