Phoenix Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool
Phoenix Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2022. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Birchfield Road, Liverpool, L7 9LY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 227 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils feel safe and happy at Phoenix Primary School.”
- “They are proud to be part of the ‘Phoenix family’.”
- “They enjoy the inclusive nature of the school.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, leaders are at an early stage of implementing a new curriculum.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils are not retaining key knowledge over time as well as they should.”
- “However, the personal development curriculum does not build pupils’ wider development in a logical way.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 9% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 19 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
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Heygreen Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kensington Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- New Park Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published