Springwood Heath Primary School
Danefield Road, Liverpool, L19 4TL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Beard
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 104545
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514277759
About this school
Springwood Heath Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Springwood Heath Primary 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 32 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 59% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 63% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 66% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 53% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Springwood Heath 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 | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springwood Heath Primary School compares
Springwood Heath Primary School ranked 76th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6% | 28.4% | 211 | — |
| Garston Church of England Primary School | 86% | 4.9% | 49.5% | 237 | 0.5 miles |
| Gilmour Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 14.7% | 604 | 0.7 miles |
| Booker Avenue Junior School | 75% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 416 | 0.9 miles |
| Booker Avenue Infant School | — | 3.7% | 1.5% | 300 | 0.9 miles |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 13% | 411 | 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)
- 28.44%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 15.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Garston Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Gilmour Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Booker Avenue Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Booker Avenue Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Austin's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Springwood Heath Primary School ranks 131st 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 Springwood Heath Primary School teach?
- Springwood Heath Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Springwood Heath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Springwood Heath Primary School is Mrs Michelle Beard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Springwood Heath Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springwood Heath 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 many pupils are at Springwood Heath Primary School?
- Springwood Heath Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Springwood Heath Primary School full?
- Springwood Heath Primary School has capacity for 258 pupils and 211 on roll (82%), 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 Springwood Heath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Springwood Heath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springwood Heath Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Springwood Heath Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Springwood Heath Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Springwood Heath Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Springwood Heath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springwood Heath Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Springwood Heath Primary School ranked 76th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springwood Heath Primary School's absence rate?
- Springwood Heath Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springwood Heath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springwood Heath 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.