Northway Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool, Sefton
Northway Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Sefton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 September 2023. Sefton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Dodds Lane, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 9AA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 370 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 September 2023
Strengths
- “Everybody is welcome at Northway.”
- “Pupils thrive in this happy and encouraging school that is at the heart of the community.”
- “Pupils and their families appreciate the warm welcome that they receive from staff as they arrive each morning.”
To improve
- “However, at times, teachers do not use assessment strategies effectively in lessons to check pupils’ understanding.”
- “However, occasionally, the books that pupils at the early stages of learning phonics are given to practise their reading are too difficult.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 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) | 72% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Sefton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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 Sefton.
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 0.3 mi Outstanding
- St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lydiate Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Green Park Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Summerhill Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good