Phoenix Primary School
Birchfield Road, Liverpool, L7 9LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head teacher
- Mr Peter Kelly
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Liverpool Wavertree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 133702
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512283831
About this school
Phoenix Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 227 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
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 | 36 | 33 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 24% | 9% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 48% | 45% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 33% | 27% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 39% | 39% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 Phoenix 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 | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 24% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 250 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Phoenix Primary School compares
Phoenix Primary School ranked 107th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 9% | 6.1% | 47.5% | 227 | — |
| St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 63% | 5.5% | 37.7% | 238 | 0.2 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 83% | 4.9% | 52.7% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| Heygreen Primary School | 76% | 5.5% | 78% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School | 66% | 4% | 35.4% | 395 | 0.7 miles |
| Kensington Primary School | 34% | 5.3% | 51.1% | 543 | 0.7 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)
- 47.49%
- English as an additional language
- 50.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Heygreen Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Kensington Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Phoenix Primary School ranks 176th 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 Phoenix Primary School teach?
- Phoenix Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the head teacher of Phoenix Primary School?
- The head teacher of Phoenix Primary School is Mr Peter Kelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Phoenix Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Phoenix 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 Phoenix Primary School?
- Phoenix Primary School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Phoenix Primary School a faith school?
- No. Phoenix Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Phoenix Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Phoenix Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Phoenix Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Phoenix Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Phoenix Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 9% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Phoenix Primary School rank locally?
- Phoenix Primary School ranked 107th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Phoenix Primary School's absence rate?
- Phoenix Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Phoenix Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Phoenix 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 1 July 2026.