Summerhill Primary School
Poverty Lane, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 3DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fiona Govan
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 104882
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515261343
About this school
Summerhill Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 215 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Summerhill 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 April 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 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 72% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 83% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 83% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Summerhill 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 | 87% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Summerhill Primary School compares
Summerhill Primary School ranked 12th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 4.5% | 10% | 215 | — |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 4.1% | 10.4% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull | 63% | 3.5% | 19.2% | 218 | 0.7 miles |
| Hudson Primary School | 59% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 282 | 0.7 miles |
| Northway Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 11.4% | 370 | 1.0 miles |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate | 86% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 236 | 1.3 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)
- 9.95%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 6.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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St George's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Hudson Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Northway Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate1.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Summerhill Primary School ranks 26th 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 Summerhill Primary School teach?
- Summerhill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Summerhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Summerhill Primary School is Mrs Fiona Govan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Summerhill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summerhill 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 Summerhill Primary School?
- Summerhill Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Summerhill Primary School full?
- Summerhill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 215 on roll (102%), 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 Summerhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Summerhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Summerhill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Summerhill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Summerhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Summerhill Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Summerhill Primary School ranked 12th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Summerhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Summerhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Summerhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Summerhill 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.