Melling Primary School
Wheeler Drive, Melling, Liverpool, L31 1DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vivienne Ainsworth
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 104889
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515473349
About this school
Melling Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 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. 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 22 March 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 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 77% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 87% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 97% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Melling 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 | 74% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Melling Primary School compares
Melling Primary School ranked 36th 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 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.2% | 15% | 212 | — |
| Westvale Primary School | 58% | 9.9% | 66.1% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | 51% | 7.2% | 31.4% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| Millbrook Community Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 40.5% | 325 | 0.6 miles |
| Kirkby CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 29.1% | 307 | 0.9 miles |
| Ravenscroft Community Primary School | 32% | 8% | 53.4% | 218 | 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)
- 14.95%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westvale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Millbrook Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Kirkby CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Ravenscroft Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Melling Primary School ranks 96th 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 Melling Primary School teach?
- Melling Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Melling Primary School?
- The headteacher of Melling Primary School is Mrs Vivienne Ainsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Melling Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Melling 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 Melling Primary School?
- Melling Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Melling Primary School full?
- Melling Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 212 on roll (101%), 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 Melling Primary School a faith school?
- No. Melling Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Melling Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Melling Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Melling Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% 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 Melling Primary School rank locally?
- Melling Primary School ranked 36th 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 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Melling Primary School's absence rate?
- Melling Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Melling Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Melling 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.