Knowsley Lane Primary School
Astley Road, Liverpool, L36 8DB
434 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 47%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 14 July 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 | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 60 | 124 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 66 | 113 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 48 | 43 | 89 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 60 | 110 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 64 | 106 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 54 | 95 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 48 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
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 Columba's Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.3 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Park View Academy 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Aloysius Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (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.