Heygreen Primary School

Heygreen Primary School is a strong, happy and inclusive school where pupils achieve very well from their starting points, including those who join later. Inspectors found behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision outstanding, while the quality of education was good. The school's mission and ambitious curriculum are supported by exemplary SEND provision, expert reading teaching and an exceptional early years curriculum that develops children's language and curiosity. Pupils are calm, focused and proud of their learning, and they benefit from a wide range of enrichment including trips, careers learning and Rainbow Passports. Staff feel well supported through effective trust and school professional development, and governance knows the school well. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is that, in a few subjects, staff do not consistently address some pupils' gaps in prior knowledge quickly enough, which can limit how deeply those pupils remember what they learn. Otherwise, the report identifies no significant weaknesses.

Strengths

• Pupils' behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary, creating calm and focused lessons.
• Pupils achieve very well from their starting points, and late joiners make swift progress.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and enriched with trips, visits and practical experiences.
• Pupils with SEND are precisely identified and receive exemplary support to access the same curriculum.
• Reading and phonics are expertly taught, with excellent support for pupils who struggle.
• Early years provision is exceptional, developing children's vocabulary, curiosity and readiness for Year 1.
• Personal development is exceptional, with pupils learning respectful debate and contributing as school leaders.
• Enrichment such as careers learning and Rainbow Passports helps pupils become confident, well-rounded individuals.
• Governance and trust support are strong, with highly effective professional development and attention to staff wellbeing.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, staff do not always address some pupils' gaps in prior knowledge swiftly enough, which can hinder deeper recall.

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 Heygreen Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Heygreen 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 Heygreen Primary School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.2% 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, 20.8% of pupils at Heygreen Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 2024–25 Heygreen Primary School received £8,673 and spent £8,759 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £217,000 (£950 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,615 and spending £7,643 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Liverpool · Liverpool local authority: places and applications

Heygreen Primary School is part of Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• St Silas Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• Garston Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• Croxteth Community Primary School Liverpool
• Well Lane Primary School Birkenhead
• St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Liverpool
• Townfield Primary School Wirral
• The District CofE Primary School Newton-Le-Willows
• Shoreside Primary School Southport

What is Heygreen Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Heygreen Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Heygreen Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Heygreen Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Heygreen Primary School have?

Heygreen Primary School has 245 pupils on roll.

What age range does Heygreen Primary School cover?

Heygreen Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

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

Where is Heygreen Primary School?

Heygreen Primary School is at Taunton Street, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 4ND.