Park View Academy

Park View Academy is demonstrating good overall effectiveness, with notable strengths in behaviour and personal development, where pupils exhibit outstanding qualities. The school, which previously required improvement, has made significant strides under the leadership of Executive Headteacher Damian Kenny. The collaborative efforts within the Dean Trust have facilitated a curriculum that enhances learning, particularly in early years and key stage 1. The community spirit is evident as students engage enthusiastically in their learning and take pride in their school.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Excellent relationships among students, fostering a happy school environment.
• Strong emphasis on personal development, building resilience and character.
• Effective curriculum design that builds on prior knowledge.
• Comprehensive strategies for supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices across some subjects, including early years.

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 Park View Academy attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Park View Academy 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 Park View Academy had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.8% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Park View Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 Park View Academy received £7,572 and spent £7,314 for each of its 374 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £381,000 (£1,020 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Dean Trust, income was £8,955 and spending £9,005 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 · Knowsley local authority: places and applications

Park View Academy is part of The Dean Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Blacklow Brow School Liverpool
• Lord Derby Academy Liverpool
• Dean Trust Wigan Wigan
• Dean Trust Rose Bridge Wigan
• Forest Gate Academy Manchester
• Broadoak School Manchester
• Partington Central Academy Manchester
• Ashton-on-Mersey School Sale
• Abraham Moss Community School Manchester
• Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester

What is Park View Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Park View Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Park View Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Park View Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Park View Academy have?

Park View Academy has 375 pupils on roll.

What age range does Park View Academy cover?

Park View Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Park View Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Park View Academy?

Park View Academy is at Park View, Huyton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 2LL.