Mosspits Lane Primary School

LiverpoolCommunity school

Mosspits Lane, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6UN

Headteacher: Mr Peter HeerySchool website ↗Pupils: 395 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2023
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2023
91%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 March 2023Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good 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.
75.0%
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%.
10.0%
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 82%·Writing 87%·Maths 78%All three 75%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
55
How many got their first choice?
50of 55 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
167

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
5.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
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).
10.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
184 girls, 211 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 75% 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
2015/1652.0%2.0%-1.0-2.6-0.2
2016/1762.0%8.0%-1.5-3.0-0.9
2017/1872.0%8.0%+0.2-0.6-0.2
2018/1957.0%10.0%-1.2-0.9-2.0
2022/2351.0%12.0%-1.0+0.9-1.5
2023/2466.0%10.0%---
2024/2575.0%10.0%---