Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School

Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School is performing well overall, as reflected in the sustained 'Good' rating across all inspected categories. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusivity, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are supported effectively. Leaders have established a curriculum that is ambitious and well-organized, leading to positive learning outcomes for most pupils. However, there are some subjects where the curriculum is still developing, which affects pupils' ability to build on prior knowledge.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive environment welcoming new pupils
• Ambitious curriculum that supports learning from Nursery to Year 6
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong focus on reading with a well-structured phonics program
• Pupils enjoy learning and demonstrate good behavior
• Active involvement in charitable work and community responsibilities
• Supportive governance and staff training to improve teaching

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design in a small number of subjects is not finalized, impacting knowledge retention
• Some parents feel uninformed about their children's learning and school changes

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 Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.2% 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, 36.3% of pupils at Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.8% 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 Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School received £8,702 and spent £8,434 for each of its 431 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £361,000 (£839 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 Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School have?

Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School has 449 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School cover?

Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 29% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School?

Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School is at Walton Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 5RW.