Green Park Primary School

Green Park Primary School is performing well, having effectively maintained the standards identified during its previous inspection. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils are proud to represent their school and engage in various extracurricular activities, including community service and sports. There is a strong emphasis on teaching reading and early language skills, supported by well-trained staff and a rich array of reading resources, leading to improved pupil confidence and fluency in reading. Despite these strengths, the school faces some challenges in specific areas of its curriculum delivery. While teachers are generally effective, there are gaps in monitoring pupils' understanding and addressing written errors, which can hinder their progress. Attendance also remains an area needing attention, though the school is taking proactive steps to improve it. This inspection highlights both the achievements and areas for growth as the school continues to strive for excellence in its educational offering.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate pride and strong ambassadorial qualities.
• High expectations for student achievement across a broad curriculum.
• Strong emphasis on teaching reading with effective phonics instruction.
• Warm and supportive relationships between pupils and staff.
• Community involvement, including fundraising for local charities.
• Effective governance, ensuring challenges and support for the school.
• Proactive approach to supporting pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent identification of spelling, punctuation, and handwriting errors.
• Lack of focused checks on students' understanding in some subjects.
• Attendance issues for some pupils, though improvement efforts are underway.

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 Green Park Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Green Park 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 Green Park Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 13.1% of pupils at Green Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Green Park Primary School received £6,127 and spent £6,084 for each of its 242 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £48,000 (£199 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 Green Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Green Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Green Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Green Park Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Green Park Primary School have?

Green Park Primary School has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does Green Park Primary School cover?

Green Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Green Park Primary School?

Green Park Primary School is at Green Lane, Maghull, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 8BW.