Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Liverpool, Sefton
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Sefton Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool, Sefton for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 6 June 2023. Sefton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Rimrose Hope CofE 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 |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, highest of 8 schools: this one and 7 of the 8 nearest Sefton primary schools that have results.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 2 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026, 40 first-choice applications for 44 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 53.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 24 pupils per teacher; the middle figures across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sefton are 47.2% and 18.9.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sefton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandy Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, L21 1AD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sefton
- Pupils on roll
- 325 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 6 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Rimrose Hope CofE School.”
- “They described it as a special place where they feel happy and safe.”
- “All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve exceptionally well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 73% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 40 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 Sefton.
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly
- King's Lander Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thomas Gray Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Linacre Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published