Hudson Primary School

Hudson Primary School has received a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its latest inspection. The school demonstrates a positive and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The staff's dedication to fostering positive relationships with students contributes to a learning atmosphere where children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well. The school offers a well-organized and ambitious curriculum that is continuously evolving to meet the needs of its students. However, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge due to previous curricular weaknesses, which highlights an area for improvement.

Strengths

• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• High expectations for pupil achievement and behavior
• Well-organized and ambitious curriculum
• Effective delivery of the curriculum by well-trained teachers
• Strong emphasis on reading with a variety of high-quality books
• Supportive environment for pupils with SEND
• Pupils develop positive attitudes and enthusiasm for learning
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils in key stage 2 have gaps in their reading knowledge
• A small number of subjects have curricular gaps affecting pupil knowledge
• Some pupils have frequent attendance issues

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 Hudson Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Hudson Primary 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 Hudson Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.8% 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, 11.7% of pupils at Hudson Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 24.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 39 pupils.

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 Hudson Primary School received £11,965 and spent £11,842 for each of its 275 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £411,000 (£1,498 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 Hudson Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Hudson Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hudson Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Hudson Primary School have?

Hudson Primary School has 282 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hudson Primary School cover?

Hudson Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hudson Primary School?

Hudson Primary School is at Moorhey Road, Maghull, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 5LE.