Knowsley Lane Primary School

KnowsleyAcademy sponsor led

Astley Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8DB

Headteacher: Mrs Linda LordSchool website ↗Pupils: 408 (capacity: 420)Part of VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
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.
64.0%
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%.
14.0%
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 75%·Writing 81%·Maths 86%All three 64%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding25%
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?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
66
How many got their first choice?
60of 66 (90.9%)
How many applied in total?
113

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
61.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
22.0%
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
48%girls·52%boys
195 girls, 213 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 69% (2017/18), currently 64%

* 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
2015/1629.0%0.0%-3.6-2.1-0.6
2016/1758.0%3.0%-4.0-1.8+1.1
2017/1869.0%4.0%-0.2+1.2+0.7
2018/1956.0%7.0%-1.20.0+1.0
2022/2361.0%6.0%-1.6-1.2-1.0
2023/2457.0%5.0%---
2024/2564.0%14.0%---
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