Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Kirkby, Knowsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Knowsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) is a primary school in Kirkby, Knowsley for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Knowsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 27 of the 47 other Knowsley primary schools with a published outcome for that year.
- In 2026, Reception had 50 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Knowsley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Knowsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Roughwood Drive, Northwood, Kirkby, L33 8XD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Knowsley
- Pupils on roll
- 471 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 65% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils speak very positively about their school.”
- “They enjoy time with their friends and are proud to be part of the Northwood ‘family’.”
- “Pupils feel well cared for and safe.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “They are missing significant learning opportunities and creating gaps in their knowledge and understanding across subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (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) | 51% | 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 Knowsley.
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirkby CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Millbrook Community Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Eastcroft Park School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Park Brow Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published