Kensington Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool
Kensington Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 March 2024. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Brae Street, Liverpool, L7 2QG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 543 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Kensington Primary describe their school as a happy place to be.”
- “They are proud of their diverse community where everyone is accepted and valued for who they are.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), appreciate the strong relationships that they have with staff.”
To improve
- “The school’s published data for 2023 shows that the proportion of pupils who met the expected standards in reading and mathematics at the end of Year 2 and Year 6 was below the national average.”
- “As a result, they were unable to benefit fully from the school’s well-designed curriculum.”
- “However, on occasion, some staff do not select activities that support pupils to learn the knowledge in the curriculum as deeply as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2024 (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) | 34% | 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: 51 first-preference applications, 54 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- New Park Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Smithdown Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Phoenix Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published