Kensington Primary School
Primary · Community 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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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.
Kensington 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
- In 2024/25, 34% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
- For Reception 2026, there were 51 first-choice applications for 54 offers, with 50 first-choice offers and 1 first-choice family not offered a place.
- 47.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 46.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
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
- Brae Street, Liverpool, L7 2QG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- 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.
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