Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Sandy Road, Liverpool, L21 1AD
325 pupils · 84% of 389 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Free school meals
- 54.8%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 June 2023, published 13 July 2023. 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 40 | 65 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 48 | 75 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 50 | 81 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 34 | 33 | 47 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 35 | 53 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 34 | 54 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 48 | 71 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 32 | 56 | 33 |
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
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- King's Lander Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thomas Gray Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
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.