Greenbank Primary School

Greenbank Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining its good status since the last inspection. Pupils are happy and confident, benefiting from a supportive environment where they are known as individuals. The school emphasizes character development and community engagement, fostering a sense of pride among students about their diverse backgrounds and experiences. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, particularly in phonics and early reading, which helps students achieve strong outcomes, although some subjects need clearer guidance to ensure all necessary knowledge is taught effectively. However, the school is currently addressing challenges in mathematics, where progress has been below the national average as per the 2023 data. Improvements in teaching strategies and curriculum delivery are underway to rectify this issue. The school also seeks to enhance its assessment methods in certain subjects to help identify and address gaps in students' knowledge more efficiently. Overall, while there are areas for development, Greenbank Primary School is committed to providing a high-quality education for its pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils display confidence and happiness while attending school.
• Staff know pupils as individuals and provide excellent care.
• The school has high expectations for pupil achievement, including those with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on phonics and reading from an early age.
• An ambitious and well-structured curriculum in most subjects.
• Effective strategies in place to improve attendance and reduce absence.
• Positive engagement with parents and the community.

Areas for Improvement

• Certain subjects lack clear guidance on essential knowledge to be taught.
• Assessment strategies in some subjects are underdeveloped, hindering quick identification of learning gaps.
• Mathematics progress significantly below the national average in 2023.

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 Greenbank Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.8% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Greenbank 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 Greenbank Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% 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, 26.0% of pupils at Greenbank Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Greenbank Primary School received £7,087 and spent £7,406 for each of its 425 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £200,000 (£471 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 Greenbank Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greenbank Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Greenbank Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greenbank Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Greenbank Primary School have?

Greenbank Primary School has 434 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greenbank Primary School cover?

Greenbank Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Greenbank Primary School?

Greenbank Primary School is at Greenbank Primary School, Mossley Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, L18 1JB.