Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery
Brockenhurst Road, Walton, Liverpool, L9 3BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Roach
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 739
- Pupils on roll
- 597
- URN
- 141937
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01515259776
About this school
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 597 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery, 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 October 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 | 85 | 80 | 82 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 56% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 83% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 75% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery 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 | 36% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 646 |
| 2023/24 | 659 |
| 2024/25 | 627 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery compares
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery ranked 75th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7.6% | 32.8% | 597 | — |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School | 56% | 7.5% | 35.7% | 708 | 0.4 miles |
| Longmoor Community Primary School | 70% | 6.4% | 27.4% | 428 | 0.6 miles |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 24.3% | 446 | 0.6 miles |
| Northcote Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 49.6% | 445 | 0.6 miles |
| Springwell Park Community Primary School | 29% | 6.2% | 50.6% | 440 | 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)
- 32.81%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.64%
- Persistent absence
- 22.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Longmoor Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Northcote Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Springwell Park Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery ranks 130th 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 Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Lesley Roach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery, 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 Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery?
- Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery has 597 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery full?
- Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 739 pupils and 597 on roll (81%), 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 Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery ranked 75th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery'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 2 July 2026.