Banks Road Primary School

Banks Road Primary School continues to demonstrate effective educational practices, maintaining its status as a good school. The environment is welcoming, and both staff and pupils contribute to a strong sense of community. Leaders are committed to high expectations and have successfully fostered a supportive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued, which is reflected in their overall well-being and academic achievement. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, particularly supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, the school has identified areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that pupils fully understand key concepts before progressing, especially in a minority of subjects. Additionally, concerns related to some pupils' reading fluency and opportunities for practice have been noted, which could impact their learning experience.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a welcoming and friendly school environment
• Leaders maintain high expectations for behavior and academic achievement
• Strong support systems for pupils with SEND
• Broad and ambitious curriculum designed to build on prior knowledge
• Effective teaching of reading and phonics
• Pupils engage in extracurricular activities that enhance learning
• Calm and purposeful classroom atmosphere
• Governors provide effective support and challenge to school leadership

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, teachers do not adequately address gaps or misconceptions in pupil knowledge
• A small number of pupils do not have enough opportunities to practice reading, affecting fluency and comprehension

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Banks Road Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at Banks Road Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Banks Road Primary School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.9% of pupils at Banks Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Banks Road Primary School received £8,596 and spent £9,039 for each of its 248 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £163,000 (£657 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Banks Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Banks Road Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Banks Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Banks Road Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Banks Road Primary School have?

Banks Road Primary School has 253 pupils on roll.

What age range does Banks Road Primary School cover?

Banks Road Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Banks Road Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Banks Road Primary School?

Banks Road Primary School is at Banks Road, Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, L19 8JZ.