Northcote Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool
Northcote Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cavendish Drive, Walton, Liverpool, L9 1HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 445 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, are happy and achieve well at this caring school.”
- “For example, pupils enjoy taking part in ukulele, water polo and board game clubs.”
- “The school provides pupils with a rich diet of wider opportunities such as sports competitions and educational visits.”
To improve
- “However, some aspects of the early years curriculum do not identify the knowledge that children will learn in sufficient detail.”
- “This hampers some children’s preparation for future learning.”
- “However, errors in some pupils’ spelling, punctuation, grammar and handwriting go unchecked.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2024 (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) | 45% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Liverpool published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Florence Melly Community Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longmoor Community Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published