Summerhill Primary School

Summerhill Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, with strong support from parents who appreciate the commitment of staff to meet the diverse needs of all children. Pupils report feeling safe, respected, and valued within a well-structured environment that promotes high expectations for behavior and achievement. The curriculum aligns well with national standards, ensuring pupils, including those with special educational needs, receive an appropriate learning experience. The relationships between pupils and staff foster a culture of care and responsibility, contributing to a supportive school community.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and cared for in school.
• Leaders have high expectations for pupil achievement.
• The curriculum is well designed to match national standards.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong emphasis on developing pupils' love of reading.
• Pupils are actively involved in school life and celebrate diversity.
• High staff morale with leaders supporting manageable workloads.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum development is inconsistent in a small number of subjects.
• Some teachers lack clarity on essential knowledge for pupils to learn.
• Inadequate checks on pupils' understanding in some subjects.

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 Summerhill Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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 Summerhill 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 Summerhill Primary School had 26.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 7.9% of pupils at Summerhill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Summerhill Primary School received £6,716 and spent £6,900 for each of its 215 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£70 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 Summerhill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Summerhill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Summerhill Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Summerhill Primary School have?

Summerhill Primary School has 215 pupils on roll.

What age range does Summerhill Primary School cover?

Summerhill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Summerhill Primary School?

Summerhill Primary School is at Poverty Lane, Maghull, Summerhill Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 3DT.