Hunts Cross Primary School
Kingsthorne Road, Liverpool, L25 0PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head teacher
- Mrs Nicola Ware
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 104549
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514861777
About this school
Hunts Cross Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 328 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 41 | 44 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 50% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 70% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 61% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 75% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Hunts Cross 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 | 46% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 355 |
| 2023/24 | 366 |
| 2024/25 | 353 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hunts Cross Primary School compares
Hunts Cross Primary School ranked 81st of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6% | 27.5% | 328 | — |
| St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.3% | 19.9% | 241 | 0.4 miles |
| Yew Tree Primary Academy | 29% | 8.2% | 52.3% | 226 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 25.2% | 342 | 0.8 miles |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 7% | 51.4% | 389 | 0.9 miles |
| Stockton Wood Community Primary School | 57% | 5.7% | 46.8% | 356 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.48%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Yew Tree Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Knowsley
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Stockton Wood Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Hunts Cross Primary School ranks 143rd 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 Hunts Cross Primary School teach?
- Hunts Cross Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the head teacher of Hunts Cross Primary School?
- The head teacher of Hunts Cross Primary School is Mrs Nicola Ware, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hunts Cross Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hunts Cross 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 Hunts Cross Primary School?
- Hunts Cross Primary School has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hunts Cross Primary School full?
- Hunts Cross Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 328 on roll (84%), 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 Hunts Cross Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hunts Cross Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hunts Cross Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hunts Cross Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hunts Cross Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hunts Cross Primary School rank locally?
- Hunts Cross Primary School ranked 81st of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hunts Cross Primary School's absence rate?
- Hunts Cross Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hunts Cross Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hunts Cross 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.