Litherland Moss Primary School
Litherland Moss Primary School is an academy converter in Liverpool for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 208 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Litherland Moss Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Litherland Moss Primary School. In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: March 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Sterrix Lane Litherland Liverpool Merseyside L21 0DB |
| Phone | 01519284544 |
| Reference Number | 146187 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 208 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.52%
Girls: 50.48% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 51.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 17.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 23.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 76% |
| White, Other | 6.3% |
| African | 5.3% |
| Unclassified | 4.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.4% |
| White & Asian | 1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.5% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Litherland Moss Primary School, inspected in February 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 10 Jan 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2023 | School inspection |
| 12 Sep 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 21 Feb 2017 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Litherland Moss Primary School | |
| 04 Jun 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 31 Jan 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 30 May 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 29 Jun 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 08 Feb 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 01 Mar 2004 | Inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 80% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 10% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 1.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 25 | 5 |
| Third Preference | 14 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Litherland Moss Primary School had 192 pupils for 210 places. 18 places (8.6%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Bootle & Litherland Primary” planning area
Sefton counted 738 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 734 in 2029–30, down 1%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 184 | 189 | 195 | 197 | 193 | 192 |
| Unfilled | 12.4% | 10.0% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 8.6% |
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 Litherland Moss Primary School attended 92.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.0% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% |
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, 1.5% of pupils at Litherland Moss Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Litherland Moss Primary School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 15.8 | 8.2 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 14.4% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 5.1% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 30.8% | – | 50.0% | 66.7% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.0 | – | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
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, 26.4% of pupils at Litherland Moss Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 27 | 8 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 9 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 8 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 7 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 3 | 1 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 Litherland Moss Primary School received £8,467 and spent £8,495 for each of its 206 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £64,000 (£312 per pupil).
Across all 8 schools of The Heath Family (North West), income was £8,879 and spending £8,893 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £101,000 | £99,000 | £73,000 | £91,000 | £28,000 | £54,000 | £64,000 |
| per pupil | £537 | £466 | £372 | £448 | £137 | £258 | £312 |
| In-year balance | £52,000 | -£0 | £69,000 | £13,000 | -£60,000 | £176,000 | -£6,000 |
| per pupil | £280 | -£2 | £353 | £64 | -£300 | £846 | -£28 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Poulsom Drive, Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Poulsom Drive, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 2NR |
0.48 miles |
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Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School
Stand Park Avenue, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 3SA |
0.53 miles |
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Netherton Moss Primary School
Swifts Lane, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 3RU |
0.55 miles |
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St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 8NZ |
0.67 miles |
|
The Motiv8 School
Gordon Centre, Brecon Avenue, Sefton, L30 1RQ |
0.69 miles |
|
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
School Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7LX |
0.72 miles |
|
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School
Harris Drive, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6ED |
0.75 miles |
|
Hatton Hill Primary School
Alwyn Avenue, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 9NZ |
0.75 miles |
|
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School
Ronald Ross Avenue, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 5RH |
0.77 miles |
|
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Ford Close, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0EP |
0.8 miles |
|
Springwell Park Community Primary School
Menai Road, Menai Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6PG |
0.88 miles |
|
The Grange Primary School
Stonyfield, Sefton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 0QS |
1.04 miles |
|
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
Webster Street, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 8JH |
1.12 miles |
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Greenacre Community Nursery School
Province Place, Bootle, L20 6PJ |
1.16 miles |
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King's Lander Primary Academy
Pennington Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 8HY |
1.21 miles |
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St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Copy Lane, Netherton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 7PG |
1.22 miles |
|
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9SL |
1.33 miles |
|
Linacre Primary School
Thornton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 5ED |
1.37 miles |
|
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Seaforth, Kepler Street, Select, Merseyside, L21 3TE |
1.37 miles |
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Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Sandy Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 1AD |
1.38 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Rowan Park School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB |
0.12 miles |
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Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB |
0.19 miles |
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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Netherton Way, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 2NA |
0.36 miles |
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PANDA Schools
75 Captains Lane, Bootle, L30 9SY |
0.52 miles |
|
Foundations for LIFE School
Essex House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L30 4UE |
0.76 miles |
|
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AQ |
1.06 miles |
|
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB |
1.27 miles |
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Newfield School
Edge Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4TG |
1.32 miles |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5TF |
1.71 miles |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7BF |
1.71 miles |
|
Merchant Taylors' Schools
186 Liverpool Road, Liverpool, L23 0QP |
1.78 miles |
|
Holy Family Catholic High School
Virgins Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4UL |
1.82 miles |
|
Olsen House School
85-87 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5TD |
1.83 miles |
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St. Mary's College
St. Mary's College, Liverpool, L23 5TW |
1.91 miles |
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Crosby High School
De Villiers Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 2TH |
1.98 miles |
|
Liverpool Progressive School
Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 1NR |
2.08 miles |
|
Hillside High School
Breeze Hill, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 9NU |
2.1 miles |
|
Maghull High School
Ormonde Drive, Maghull, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 7AW |
2.33 miles |
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Hugh Baird College
Balliol Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7EW |
2.33 miles |
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Birtenshaw School Merseyside
82 Higher Lane, Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7AB |
2.33 miles |
All schools in Liverpool · Sefton local authority: places and applications
Litherland Moss Primary School is part of The Heath Family (North West), which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:
- Litherland High School Liverpool
- The Prescot School Liverpool
- Halsnead Primary School Prescot
- The Heath School Runcorn
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Runcorn
- Palace Fields Primary Academy Runcorn
- Daresbury Primary School Warrington
What is Litherland Moss Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Litherland Moss Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Litherland Moss Primary School.
When was Litherland Moss Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Litherland Moss Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.
How many pupils does Litherland Moss Primary School have?
Litherland Moss Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.
What age range does Litherland Moss Primary School cover?
Litherland Moss Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Litherland Moss Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Litherland Moss Primary School?
Litherland Moss Primary School is at Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB.