Kirkby CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool, Knowsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.699 miles
Published by Knowsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Kirkby CofE Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Knowsley for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Knowsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Kirkby CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.699 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 48 first-choice applications for 40 offers, 1.2 first choices per offer and the 10th highest of 49 Knowsley primary schools.
- Of the 2026 Reception offers, 37 went to first-choice families, while 11 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.699 miles, the 10th shortest of 20 Knowsley primary schools with a published last distance, and about the same as in 2025.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Knowsley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Knowsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hall Lane, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 1TZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Knowsley
- Pupils on roll
- 307 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Kirkby Church of England Primary School is a welcoming and happy school.”
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, enjoy being part of a warm and caring learning community where everyone feels included.”
- “Pupils strive to live up to the school values of respect, love, care, friendship and forgiveness.”
To improve
- “However, in a very small number of subjects, teachers do not design learning that builds on what pupils know already.”
- “This hinders how well some pupils apply their knowledge to more sophisticated concepts and ideas.”
- “However, some pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged, do not attend school as often as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 37 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Knowsley.
- Millbrook Community Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westvale Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published