Malvern Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Willoughby Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L14 6XAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Malvern Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 62 schools in Knowsley. It ranks 2nd of 171 primary schools in Liverpool. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 1 April 2025, report published 13 May 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

60 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths80%

80%, 18 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths18%

18%, 10 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

486 pupils on roll, with places for 505

Eligible for free school meals16.3%

16.3%, 10.2 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language1.9%

1.9%, 19.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support14.8%

14.8%, the same as the England average.

Education, health and care plan2.3%

2.3%, 3.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Malvern Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	76% met the expected standard
Dovecot Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Requires improvement	25% met the expected standard
St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	69% met the expected standard
Roby Park Primary School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	64% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Tony James
Phone: 01514778230
Website: malvernprimaryschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Willoughby Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L14 6XA
Local authority: Knowsley
URN: 104427

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.