Plantation Primary School
Hollies Road, Liverpool, L26 0TH
485 pupils · 77% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE ROWAN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 28.5%
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 | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 23 June 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 | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 | 72 | 53 | 124 | 66 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 54 | 101 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 55 | 100 | 57 |
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 Mark's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Halewood Church of England Primary Academy 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Yew Tree Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Hunts Cross Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · 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.