Wavertree Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Wavertree Church of England School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 December 2022. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Wavertree Church of England 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 50.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 38% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, with 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers.
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 33% met the expected standard, lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool that have results.
- The school has 16.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
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
- Rose Villas, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 8HJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 159 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy belonging to their happy school community.”
- “They said that in their small school, everyone knows each other well and everyone is accepted for who they are.”
- “Staff forge strong relationships with children when they join the school in the early years.”
To improve
- “In a small number of these subjects, leaders are still finalising the specific content that they want pupils to learn and the order in which this should be taught.”
- “This hinders how well some pupils learn.”
- “However, there are limited opportunities for pupils to read for pleasure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 February 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) | 33% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Heygreen Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mosspits Lane Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Northway Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greenbank Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Lawrence Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- King David Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published