Westvale Primary School
Melverley Road, Liverpool, L32 0RQ
212 pupils · 81% of 262 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 60.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 2 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.74 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 20 | 36 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 16 | 34 | 17 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 16 | 32 | 17 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 20 | 38 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 35 | 31 | 52 | 35 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 21 | 32 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 24 | 43 | 24 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 24 | 34 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Melling Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Millbrook Community Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kirkby CofE Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.