Shoreside Primary School
Westminster Drive, Southport, PR8 2QZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Matthew Power
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 146313
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704576040
About this school
Shoreside Primary School is a primary academy in Southport. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shoreside 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 29 | 26 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 81% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 81% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Shoreside 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 200 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shoreside Primary School compares
Shoreside Primary School ranked 7th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4% | 20.6% | 228 | — |
| Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre | 81% | 5.1% | 41% | 181 | 0.8 miles |
| Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School | 47% | 3.5% | 16.8% | 190 | 0.8 miles |
| Farnborough Road Junior School | 68% | 3.9% | 17.1% | 468 | 2.0 miles |
| Farnborough Road Infant School | — | 4.3% | 10.3% | 428 | 2.0 miles |
| Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 238 | 2.2 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)
- 20.56%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 5.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre0.8 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Farnborough Road Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Farnborough Road Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Southport
Shoreside Primary School ranks 3rd of the 19 ranked primary schools in Southport.
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primary
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shoreside Primary School teach?
- Shoreside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Shoreside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shoreside Primary School is Matthew Power, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shoreside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shoreside 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 Shoreside Primary School?
- Shoreside Primary School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Shoreside Primary School full?
- Shoreside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Shoreside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shoreside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shoreside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shoreside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Shoreside Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Shoreside Primary School is part of RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shoreside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shoreside Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Shoreside Primary School ranked 7th of 69 primary schools in Sefton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shoreside Primary School's absence rate?
- Shoreside Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shoreside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shoreside 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.