Woolton Primary School
Out Lane, Woolton, Liverpool, L25 5NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Allison Mulvaney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 640
- URN
- 136813
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514283066
About this school
Woolton Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 640 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. 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 26 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 | 92 | 86 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 70% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 76% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Woolton 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 | 87% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 674 |
| 2023/24 | 660 |
| 2024/25 | 652 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woolton Primary School compares
Woolton Primary School ranked 2nd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 4.8% | 14.7% | 640 | — |
| Much Woolton Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.6% | 11% | 402 | 0.3 miles |
| Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton | 67% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Belle Vale Community Primary School | 69% | 5.5% | 45.9% | 272 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School | 69% | 8.3% | 34% | 224 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 25.2% | 342 | 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)
- 14.68%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Much Woolton Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Belle Vale Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Woolton Primary School ranks 4th 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 Woolton Primary School teach?
- Woolton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Woolton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woolton Primary School is Mrs Allison Mulvaney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woolton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woolton 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 Woolton Primary School?
- Woolton Primary School has 640 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woolton Primary School full?
- Woolton Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 640 on roll (94%), 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 Woolton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woolton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woolton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woolton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woolton 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 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woolton Primary School rank locally?
- Woolton Primary School ranked 2nd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woolton Primary School's absence rate?
- Woolton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woolton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woolton 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.