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Phoenix Primary School

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

personMrs Terri Cheung

location_onLiverpool, L7 9LY

language Visit Website phone 1512283831

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

250

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Phoenix Primary School is a Community school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Phoenix Primary School is a community school in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 229 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 9% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #104 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #14,007 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 31.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 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

LA 55%

Reading45% LA 68%

Writing9% LA 66%

Maths27% LA 66%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading48% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing24% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths33% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading47% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing34% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.3

-5.5 to -0.6

-4.8

Write

LA 0.3

-7.2 to -2.5

-4.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-7.0 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading38% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths56% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.3

-3.5 to 1.7

0.8

Write

LA 0.3

-1.6 to 3.2

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.2

-3.1 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 59%

Reading47% LA 70%

Writing43% LA 72%

Maths53% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

-0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-3.4 to 2.4

Maths

LA 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 June 2022

Inspection Report

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22 March 2016

Inspection Report

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16 January 2014

Inspection Report

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29 October 2013

Inspection Report

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24 February 2011

Inspection Report

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26 March 2009

Inspection Report

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23 January 2008

Inspection Report

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21 June 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 229 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below 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)	229	1	0.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	5	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	246	3	1.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	241	2	0.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	256	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	252	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	212	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	191	4	2.1%	0.5%	1

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 35 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils