Roscoe Primary School
Alison Road, Liverpool, L13 9AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs P Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 286
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 145360
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512261536
About this school
Roscoe Primary School is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roscoe 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 52% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 72% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 62% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 66% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Roscoe 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 | 46% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 249 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roscoe Primary School compares
Roscoe Primary School ranked 63rd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 | 57% | 4.9% | 52.3% | 203 | — |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 379 | 0.5 miles |
| Broad Square Community Primary School | 69% | 6.8% | 42.3% | 396 | 0.5 miles |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 42.5% | 439 | 0.6 miles |
| St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School | 71% | 6.8% | 54.5% | 441 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby | 57% | 3.9% | 9% | 211 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
- 21 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report23 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.33%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Broad Square Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Roscoe Primary School ranks 107th 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 Roscoe Primary School teach?
- Roscoe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Roscoe Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Roscoe Primary School is Mrs P Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roscoe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roscoe 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 Roscoe Primary School?
- Roscoe Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Roscoe Primary School full?
- Roscoe Primary School has capacity for 286 pupils and 203 on roll (71%), 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 Roscoe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roscoe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roscoe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Roscoe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Roscoe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Roscoe Primary School is part of NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Roscoe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roscoe Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Roscoe Primary School ranked 63rd of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 Roscoe Primary School's absence rate?
- Roscoe Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roscoe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roscoe 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 10 July 2026.