Smithdown Primary School
Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, L7 6LJ
484 pupils · 108% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Free school meals
- 54.1%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 25 March 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 | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 78 | 157 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 84 | 161 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 82 | 155 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 76 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 65 | 114 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 52 | 92 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 65 | 108 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 48 | 41 | 88 | 46 |
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 Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Kingsley Community School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Kensington Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lawrence Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.