Belle Vale Community Primary School

Belle Vale Community Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school has high expectations of its pupils, who are well-supported in their learning journey, demonstrating sound progress in a well-structured curriculum. Pupils engage positively with their learning, benefit from practical experiences, and participate actively in school life, showcasing exemplary behavior and respect towards one another and staff. The leadership team is committed to continuous improvement, having made notable enhancements to the curriculum and teacher support in recent years.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending the school and demonstrate high levels of engagement.
• Staff have high expectations of all pupils and support them well in their learning.
• The curriculum is well-organized, allowing pupils to build knowledge logically.
• Reading is prioritized effectively, with a strong phonics program in place.
• Pupils display excellent behavior, kindness, and respect for others.
• The school promotes personal development and prepares pupils for life in modern Britain.
• Parents value the strong relationships forged between staff and families.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject curriculums lack ambition and do not cover all necessary knowledge.
• Occasionally, teachers do not choose activities that align with pupils' prior knowledge.

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 Belle Vale Community Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.3% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Belle Vale Community 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 Belle Vale Community Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.9% 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, 22.8% of pupils at Belle Vale Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Belle Vale Community Primary School received £7,263 and spent £8,142 for each of its 267 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£425 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 Belle Vale Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Belle Vale Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Belle Vale Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Belle Vale Community Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Belle Vale Community Primary School have?

Belle Vale Community Primary School has 272 pupils on roll.

What age range does Belle Vale Community Primary School cover?

Belle Vale Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Belle Vale Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Belle Vale Community Primary School?

Belle Vale Community Primary School is at Besford Road, Gateacre, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25 2QF.