Northway Primary School

SeftonCommunity school

Dodds Lane, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 9AA

Headteacher: Mrs Kate McKenzieSchool website ↗Pupils: 359 (capacity: 315)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
72.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 76%·Maths 89%All three 72%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected89%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
44
How many families wanted this school first?
53
How many got their first choice?
43of 53 (81.1%)
How many applied in total?
119

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
4.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
197 girls, 162 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 79% (2016/17), currently 72%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1660.0%10.0%-0.3+1.3+2.0
2016/1779.0%5.0%+2.1+1.4+3.5
2017/1864.0%14.0%+5.4+4.3+4.7
2018/1962.0%5.0%-0.4+0.7+0.8
2022/2357.0%2.0%-0.6-0.3-1.8
2023/2455.0%7.0%---
2024/2572.0%4.0%---
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