Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School

SeftonVoluntary controlled school

Sandy Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, L21 1AD

Headteacher: Mr Lawrence CrillySchool website ↗Pupils: 356 (capacity: 389)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected June 2023
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
73%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected June 2023
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 6 June 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
73.0%
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 89%·Writing 73%·Maths 87%All three 73%
Reading
Expected89%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding20%
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?
48
How many got their first choice?
43of 48 (89.6%)
How many applied in total?
75

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
58.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
9.0%
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).
22.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
187 girls, 169 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 73% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/1666.0%5.0%-0.9+2.3+0.1
2016/1758.0%3.0%+0.4+0.6-0.4
2017/1854.0%3.0%-1.1-1.0+1.1
2018/1963.0%8.0%+1.1-0.5+0.2
2022/2371.0%6.0%+3.0+0.7+2.2
2023/2463.0%3.0%---
2024/2573.0%4.0%---