Whitefield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.527 miles
Published by Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Whitefield Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 February 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Whitefield 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 | 0.527 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.527 miles away, the 3rd shortest of the 14 Liverpool primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 51 first-choice applications for 43 offers; 42 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
- Ofsted found on 8 February 2024 that it remains Outstanding; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool, 2 are Good and 6 have no current grade.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Boundary Lane, Liverpool, L6 2HZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 339 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 8 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils embody the school’s motto of ‘Be here, be you, belong’.”
- “They refer to the school as a place of hope where everyone is part of the Whitefield family.”
- “Pupils celebrate and champion difference.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 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) | 79% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 42 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 Liverpool.
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- New Park Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Four Oaks Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Anfield Road Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Beacon Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Faith Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published