Hudson Primary School
Moorhey Road, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 5LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Craddock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 104869
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515261568
About this school
Hudson Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 282 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hudson 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
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 | 27 | 37 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 78% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 68% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 70% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Hudson 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 | 57% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 304 |
| 2023/24 | 282 |
| 2024/25 | 276 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hudson Primary School compares
Hudson Primary School ranked 35th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 282 | — |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 4.1% | 10.4% | 235 | 0.3 miles |
| Summerhill Primary School | 76% | 4.5% | 10% | 215 | 0.7 miles |
| St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull | 63% | 3.5% | 19.2% | 218 | 0.8 miles |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School | 55% | 5.6% | 8.8% | 450 | 1.1 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 64% | 6.3% | 19.4% | 231 | 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)
- 21.58%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 13.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Summerhill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Hudson Primary School ranks 93rd 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 Hudson Primary School teach?
- Hudson Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Hudson Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hudson Primary School is Mrs Nicola Craddock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hudson Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hudson 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 Hudson Primary School?
- Hudson Primary School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hudson Primary School full?
- Hudson Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 282 on roll (134%), 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 Hudson Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hudson Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hudson Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hudson Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Hudson Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hudson Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hudson 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 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hudson Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Hudson Primary School ranked 35th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hudson Primary School's absence rate?
- Hudson Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hudson Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hudson 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.