Childwall Valley Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Craighurst Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L25 1NW
Phone 01517222544
Reference Number 134210

Childwall Valley Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. Pupils are happy, feel safe, and are well-supported by the staff who have high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs. The school fosters positive relationships among students and promotes a collaborative learning environment, with minimal bullying incidents. Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the educational support their children receive.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 226
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.21%
Girls: 47.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 16 30
2 15 15 30
3 14 16 30
4 16 13 29
5 16 13 29
6 13 18 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 69.5%
Chinese 5.8%
White, Other 3.5%
Mixed, Other 3.1%
Asian, Other 3.1%
Pakistani 2.2%
White & Asian 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 10 May 2022
Date Report
10 May 2022 School inspection
03 May 2017 Full inspection:
18 May 2015 Monitoring visit
17 Mar 2015 Full inspection:
19 Jan 2012 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2011 Curriculum and development visit
08 Jul 2009 Full inspection:
27 Mar 2006 Full inspection:
03 May 2005 Inspection

Strengths

  • Ambitious and engaging curriculum design.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Strong emphasis on reading and phonics in early years.
  • Pupils develop self-confidence and learn essential life skills.
  • Wide range of extra-curricular activities promoting personal development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent approaches to checking pupils' learning in some subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.2
Writing -1.4
Maths -0.7

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 19 4
Third Preference 12 1
From another Local Authority 6 1

Previous Years

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