Park View Academy
Park View, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 2LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DEAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian Kenny
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Dean Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 409
- Pupils on roll
- 375
- URN
- 142552
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778120
About this school
Park View Academy is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 375 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park View Academy, 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 39 | 56 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 61% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 66% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Park View Academy 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 | 64% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 372 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 381 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park View Academy compares
Park View Academy ranked 16th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.9% | 65.7% | 375 | — |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | 78% | 5.8% | 38% | 346 | 0.1 miles |
| Roby Park Primary School | 64% | 7.4% | 50.5% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.4% | 38.9% | 379 | 0.6 miles |
| Dovecot Primary School | 25% | 7.1% | 65.5% | 192 | 0.7 miles |
| Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School | 64% | 8.6% | 66.1% | 428 | 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)
- 65.73%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 13.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Roby Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Knowsley
-
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Dovecot Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Knowsley
Other schools in Liverpool
Park View Academy ranks 67th 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 Park View Academy teach?
- Park View Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Park View Academy?
- The headteacher of Park View Academy is Mr Damian Kenny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park View Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park View Academy, 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 Park View Academy?
- Park View Academy has 375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Park View Academy full?
- Park View Academy has capacity for 409 pupils and 375 on roll (92%), 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 Park View Academy a faith school?
- No. Park View Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Park View Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Park View Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Park View Academy part of an academy trust?
- Park View Academy is part of THE DEAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Park View Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park View Academy compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- Park View Academy ranked 16th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park View Academy's absence rate?
- Park View Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park View Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park View Academy'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.