Halewood Church of England Primary Academy

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy has demonstrated good overall performance with notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, which are rated as outstanding. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel proud, safe, and engaged in their learning. While the quality of education is generally good, with exceptional achievement in reading, writing, and mathematics, there are areas for improvement in other subjects where pupils do not consistently reach the same high standards. The school has not clearly delineated the specific knowledge required across all subjects, which sometimes affects the teaching order and mastery of content.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptionally well in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes from pupils.
• Strong range of extra-curricular opportunities enhancing pupil engagement.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High attendance rates and positive attitudes towards learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent achievement across some foundation subjects.
• Lack of clear identification of essential knowledge in some subjects.
• Insufficient oversight of curriculum implementation in certain areas.

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 Halewood Church of England Primary Academy attended 97.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Halewood Church of England Primary Academy 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 Halewood Church of England Primary Academy had 30.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 9.8% of pupils at Halewood Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 2024–25 Halewood Church of England Primary Academy received £6,674 and spent £7,293 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £187,000 (£787 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, income was £7,382 and spending £7,357 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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Halewood Church of England Primary Academy is part of Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Liverpool
• Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Widnes
• Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• The Beacon Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens St Helens
• St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School Warrington
• Rainford CofE Primary School St Helens
• St James' Church of England Primary School St Helens
• St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull Liverpool
• St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate Liverpool

What is Halewood Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Halewood Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Halewood Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Halewood Church of England Primary Academy have?

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Halewood Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Halewood Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Halewood Church of England Primary Academy?

Halewood Church of England Primary Academy is at Church Road, Halewood, Liverpool, Merseyside, L26 6LB.