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Wavertree Church of England School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Anna Brooksbank

location_onLiverpool, L15 8HJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

161

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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Wavertree Church of England School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wavertree Church of England School is a voluntary controlled school in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 157 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #94 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #12,905 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 55%

Reading63% LA 68%

Writing43% LA 66%

Maths43% LA 66%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading48% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading54% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths46% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.8 to 1.4

0.0

Write

LA 0.3

-2.5 to 2.5

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.5

-5.3 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading56% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing41% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.3

-3.9 to 0.8

-3.2

Write

LA 0.3

-5.4 to -1.0

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.2

-4.0 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 59%

Reading69% LA 70%

Writing72% LA 72%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.0

-4.4 to 0.2

-2.1

Write

LA 0.1

-4.3 to 0.1

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.3

-3.7 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 December 2022

Inspection Report

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14 November 2017

Inspection Report

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31 October 2012

Inspection Report

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20 October 2010

Inspection Report

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08 May 2008

Inspection Report

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09 February 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-11-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-10-31

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 157 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	157	3	1.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	160	3	1.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	148	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	164	1	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	157	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	165	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	164	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	183	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	171	2	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	186	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	193	4	2.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	191	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	210	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	5	2.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	204	4	2.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils