Childwall Valley Primary School
Craighurst Road, Liverpool, L25 1NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Joseph Keher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 156
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 134210
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517222544
About this school
Childwall Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Childwall Valley 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 11 May 2022, 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 | 27 | 28 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 50% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 75% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 79% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Childwall Valley 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 | 63% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Childwall Valley Primary School compares
Childwall Valley Primary School ranked 79th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.6% | 35.6% | 220 | — |
| St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.5% | 8.6% | 420 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School | 69% | 8.3% | 34% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Belle Vale Community Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 45.9% | 272 | 0.8 miles |
| Rudston Primary School | 35% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 453 | 0.9 miles |
| Malvern Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 22% | 486 | 0.9 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)
- 35.58%
- English as an additional language
- 18.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 16.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Belle Vale Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Rudston Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Malvern Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Childwall Valley Primary School ranks 138th 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 Childwall Valley Primary School teach?
- Childwall Valley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Childwall Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Childwall Valley Primary School is Mr Joseph Keher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Childwall Valley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Childwall Valley 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 Childwall Valley Primary School?
- Childwall Valley Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Childwall Valley Primary School full?
- Childwall Valley Primary School has capacity for 156 pupils and 220 on roll (141%), 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 Childwall Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Childwall Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Childwall Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Childwall Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Childwall Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Childwall Valley Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Childwall Valley Primary School ranked 79th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Childwall Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Childwall Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Childwall Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Childwall Valley 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.