Aintree Davenhill Primary School
Aintree Lane, Aintree Village, Liverpool, L10 8LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Clay
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 104868
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515261162
About this school
Aintree Davenhill Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Aintree Davenhill 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 20 September 2023, 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 | 61 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 75% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 90% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 88% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Aintree Davenhill 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 | 66% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 447 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aintree Davenhill Primary School compares
Aintree Davenhill Primary School ranked 14th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5% | 14.5% | 446 | — |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 450 | 0.3 miles |
| Barlows Primary School | 78% | 6.9% | 22.8% | 406 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Name Catholic Primary School | 68% | 6% | 31% | 334 | 1.2 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 43.8% | 223 | 1.2 miles |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School | 32% | 8.1% | 47.8% | 204 | 1.2 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)
- 14.53%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 10.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Barlows Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Holy Name Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Aintree Davenhill Primary School ranks 32nd of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- 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
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Aintree Davenhill Primary School teach?
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Aintree Davenhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Aintree Davenhill Primary School is Miss Emma Clay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aintree Davenhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aintree Davenhill 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 Aintree Davenhill Primary School?
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Aintree Davenhill Primary School full?
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 446 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 Aintree Davenhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Aintree Davenhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aintree Davenhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Aintree Davenhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Aintree Davenhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Aintree Davenhill Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School ranked 14th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Aintree Davenhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Aintree Davenhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aintree Davenhill 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.