Four Oaks Community Primary School
39 Davy Street, Liverpool, L5 1XP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Sara Robinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 345
- URN
- 150131
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Telephone
- 01512634038
About this school
Four Oaks Community Primary School is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 345 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Four Oaks Community 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Four Oaks Primary School (URN 131313).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Four Oaks Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 357 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Four Oaks Community Primary School compares
Four Oaks Community Primary School ranked 6th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.4% | 53.9% | 345 | — |
| The Beacon Church of England Primary School | 58% | 3.8% | 44.6% | 474 | 0.4 miles |
| Anfield Road Primary School | 29% | 6.7% | 45.3% | 702 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 43.3% | 376 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 43% | 6.8% | 45.6% | 577 | 0.4 miles |
| Whitefield Primary School | 79% | 3.7% | 50.8% | 339 | 0.6 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)
- 53.92%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 12.46%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Beacon Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Anfield Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Whitefield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Four Oaks Community Primary School ranks 11th 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 Four Oaks Community Primary School teach?
- Four Oaks Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Four Oaks Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Four Oaks Community Primary School is Sara Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Four Oaks Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Four Oaks Community 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 Four Oaks Community Primary School?
- Four Oaks Community Primary School has 345 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Four Oaks Community Primary School full?
- Four Oaks Community Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 345 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Four Oaks Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Four Oaks Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Four Oaks Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Four Oaks Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Four Oaks Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Four Oaks Community 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 does Four Oaks Community Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Four Oaks Community Primary School ranked 6th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Four Oaks Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Four Oaks Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Four Oaks Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Four Oaks Community 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 3 July 2026.