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Florence Melly Community Primary School

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

personMr Aaron Leach

location_onLiverpool, L4 9UA

language Visit Website phone 1512261929

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

438

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Florence Melly Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Florence Melly Community Primary School is a community school in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 446 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #4,454 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

64%

LA 55%

Reading66% LA 68%

Writing64% LA 66%

Maths66% LA 66%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading76% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading68% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.9

Read

LA -0.3

3.2 to 6.6

1.7

Write

LA 0.3

0.1 to 3.3

5.3

Maths

LA -0.5

3.7 to 6.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.5 to 1.8

-0.8

Write

LA 0.3

-2.3 to 0.7

0.1

Maths

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 59%

Reading76% LA 70%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths78% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 2.1

0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 2.1

2.6

Maths

LA 0.3

1.2 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 January 2025

Inspection Report

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27 June 2019

Inspection Report

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21 March 2018

Inspection Report

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15 February 2017

Inspection Report

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23 June 2015

Inspection Report

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11 February 2015

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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07 November 2007

Inspection Report

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16 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-06-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-02-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-02-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 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 446 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	446	5	1.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	446	2	0.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	452	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	454	8	1.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	451	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	440	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	438	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	440	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	454	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	455	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	462	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	465	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	470	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	459	4	0.9%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	445	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	457	2	0.4%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	455	5	1.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	452	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	459	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	454	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	446	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	444	1	0.2%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	450	3	0.7%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 63 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 34 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 32 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Physical Disability 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Florence Melly Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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