Norwood Primary School
Norwood Crescent, Southport, PR9 7DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Aileen McCarthy
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 621
- URN
- 104865
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704211960
About this school
Norwood Primary School is a community primary school in Southport. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 621 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Norwood 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 44% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 56% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 64% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 60% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| 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 Norwood 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 620 |
| 2023/24 | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 625 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norwood Primary School compares
Norwood Primary School ranked 46th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.3% | 21.8% | 621 | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 43% | 5.2% | 19% | 188 | 0.1 miles |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary School | 80% | 4.1% | 23.9% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.6% | 47.3% | 194 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport | 61% | 4.5% | 21.8% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 14.2% | 319 | 1.1 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)
- 21.76%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 9.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Southport
-
St Philip's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southport
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Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Southport
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport0.7 miles
Primary · Southport
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Southport
Other schools in Southport
Norwood Primary School ranks 14th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Southport.
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primary
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Norwood Primary School teach?
- Norwood Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Norwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Norwood Primary School is Miss Aileen McCarthy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Norwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norwood 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 Norwood Primary School?
- Norwood Primary School has 621 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Norwood Primary School full?
- Norwood Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 621 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Norwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Norwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Norwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Norwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Norwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norwood Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Norwood Primary School ranked 46th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Norwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norwood 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.