Best Primary Schools in Southport

We checked all 21 primary schools in Southport, Sefton, and list every one: 19 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
21
Ranked
19
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Southport. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Southport also has 5 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Sefton. Sefton also has rankings for Bootle.

Ranked primary schools in Southport

  1. 1

    Shoreside Primary School

    Academy, 228 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    14%

  2. 2

    Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

    Local authority maintained, 181 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    11%

  3. 3

    St Philip's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 207 pupils, inspected June 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    10%

  4. 4

    Kew Woods Primary School

    Academy, 426 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    3%

  5. 5

    Larkfield Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 256 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    15%

  6. 6

    Farnborough Road Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 468 pupils, inspected April 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    68%
    Higher standard
    2%

  7. 7

    St John's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 158 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    8%

  8. 8

    Marshside Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 204 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    11%

  9. 9

    St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 319 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    6%

  10. 10

    Churchtown Primary School

    Academy, 660 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    6%

  11. 11

    Norwood Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 621 pupils, inspected June 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    3%

  12. 12

    Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 447 pupils, inspected June 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    0%

  13. 13

    Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport

    Academy, 207 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    0%

  14. 14

    Banks St Stephen's CofE School

    Local authority maintained, 199 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    3%

  15. 15

    Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 188 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    3%

  16. 16

    Birkdale Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 430 pupils, inspected March 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    30%
    Higher standard
    3%

  17. 17

    Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 190 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Expected standard
    47%
    Higher standard
    0%

  18. 18

    Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 194 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    42%
    Higher standard
    0%

  19. 19

    Banks Methodist School

    Local authority maintained, 52 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Southport without a rank