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Childwall Valley Primary School

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

personMr Chris Davey

location_onLiverpool, L25 1NW

language Visit Website phone 1517222544

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

225

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Childwall Valley Primary School is a Community school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Childwall Valley Primary School is a community school in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 226 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #75 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #10,042 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 55%

Reading68% LA 68%

Writing68% LA 66%

Maths55% LA 66%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading79% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading81% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.6 to 1.2

-1.4

Write

LA 0.3

-3.7 to 0.9

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.0 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading82% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.3

0.9 to 5.6

-0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-2.2 to 2.1

1.8

Maths

LA 0.2

-0.3 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%

Reading63% LA 70%

Writing74% LA 72%

Maths68% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA 0.0

-6 to -0.6

-1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-4.3 to 0.9

-2.1

Maths

LA 0.3

-4.5 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2022

Inspection Report

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03 May 2017

Inspection Report

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18 May 2015

Inspection Report

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17 March 2015

Inspection Report

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19 January 2012

Inspection Report

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17 January 2011

Inspection Report

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08 July 2009

Inspection Report

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27 March 2006

Inspection Report

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03 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-05-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-03-17

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 226 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	226	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	214	3	1.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	223	8	3.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	228	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	225	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	214	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	211	5	2.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	4	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	221	1	0.5%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	215	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	204	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	197	1	0.5%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	201	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils