Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool
Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Brockenhurst Road, Walton, Liverpool, L9 3BU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 597 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils described their school as a safe and welcoming place.”
- “They told inspectors how they enjoy being with their friends, especially at breaktimes.”
- “Pupils are curious and find learning fun.”
To improve
- “Owing to historical weaknesses in the early reading curriculum, a few older pupils in key stage 2 do not read as confidently and fluently as they could.”
- “Although the school provides additional support for these pupils to catch up, some continue to find reading difficult.”
- “On occasion, this hinders how well these pupils access the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 November 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) | 53% | 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: 58 first-preference applications, 62 offers in total, 58 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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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Liverpool published it, drawn on the map
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Liverpool.
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longmoor Community Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Northcote Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barlows Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Florence Melly Community Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published