St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · 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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St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2023. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St. Margaret's Anfield Church of England 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place in Reception 2026, as at 80 of the 109 other Liverpool primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 50 first-choice applications for 55 offers in Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool that have results.
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
- Lower Breck Road, Anfield, Liverpool, L6 4BX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 441 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of this nurturing and caring school community.”
- “They appreciate the warm welcome from staff at the gate each morning.”
- “Leaders and staff are highly ambitious for the achievement of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders are new to their role.”
- “Support for the delivery of the curriculum and their confidence to carry out their role are less well developed.”
- “However, some pupils still do not attend regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 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) | 71% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 50 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.
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Anfield Road Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitefield Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Pinehurst Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lister Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- New Park Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published