Smithdown Primary School is a primary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, L7 6LJ
Website: www.smithdownprimary.com/
Telephone: 01517096229
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Liverpool
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Philip Horne
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131597

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 441
Number of Boys: 241
Number of Girls: 200

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 7 Confidence interval 4.5 to 9.4
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 7.2 Confidence interval 5.2 to 9.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chatham Place Nursery School
139 Earle Road , L7 6HD
3out of 4 631 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abercromby Nursery School
Falkner Street , L8 7QA
3out of 4 939 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre
Spencer Street , L6 2WF
4out of 4 2,454 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smithdown Primary School
Chatsworth Drive , L7 6LJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Overbury Street , L7 3HJ
2out of 4 497 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsley Community School
Eversley Street , L8 2TG
3out of 4 679 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hugh's Catholic Primary School
Earle Road , L7 6HE
3out of 4 813 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Kensington Primary School
Brae Street , L7 2QG
3out of 4 1,129 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archbishop Blanch School
80 Earle Road , L7 6HQ
3out of 4 538 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
1 Aigburth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AA
3out of 4 1,622 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Croxteth Drive , Sefton Park L17 3AL
3out of 4 1,634 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Belvedere Academy
17 Belvidere Road , Princes Park L8 3TF
4out of 4 1,853 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street , L1 0BS
3out of 4 2,080 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
Sir Alastair Pilkington Building , Back Bedford Street L69 7SH
- not rated 1,172 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
LIPA Sixth Form College
Mount Street , L1 9HF
- not rated 1,521 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
The City of Liverpool College
Clarence Street , L3 5TP
- not rated 1,698 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Liverpool College
Queen's Drive , Mossley Hill L18 8BG
3out of 4 2,965 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christian Fellowship School
Overbury Street , Edge Hill L7 3HL
- not rated 417 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Princes School
Selborne Street , L8 1YQ
4out of 4 516 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Marydale Lodge Sch
Care of: Nugent Care , 99 Edge Lane L7 2PE
- not rated 972 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Liverpool
The Foundation Building , 765 Brownlow Hill L69 7ZX
- not rated 1,344 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Toxteth
115 Upper Warwick Street , Liverpool L8 8HD
- not rated 1,459 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.