Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
Roughwood Drive, Northwood, Kirkby, L33 8XD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Murphy
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 572
- Pupils on roll
- 471
- URN
- 135807
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778630
About this school
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) is a community primary school in Kirkby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 471 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision), 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 66 | 64 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 50% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 70% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 70% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 64% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 486 |
| 2023/24 | 493 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) compares
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) ranked 40th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley 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 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 8.4% | 64.5% | 471 | — |
| St Marie's Catholic Primary School | 54% | 7.8% | 71.4% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| Kirkby CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 29.1% | 307 | 0.4 miles |
| St Laurence's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 41.6% | 390 | 0.5 miles |
| Millbrook Community Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 40.5% | 325 | 0.6 miles |
| Eastcroft Park School | 56% | 8.6% | 62% | 222 | 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)
- 64.46%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 28.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Marie's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Kirkby CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Laurence's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Millbrook Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Eastcroft Park School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Common questions
- What ages does Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) teach?
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kirkby.
- Who is the headteacher of Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)?
- The headteacher of Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) is Ms Sarah Murphy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision), 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 Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)?
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) has 471 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) full?
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) has capacity for 572 pupils and 471 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) a faith school?
- No. Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) has no designated religious character.
- Does Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) have?
- The schools register lists Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)'s special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)'s results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) ranked 40th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley 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 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)'s absence rate?
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)'s overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)'s exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)'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.