Northcote Primary School
Cavendish Drive, Walton, Liverpool, L9 1HWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Northcote Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 186 schools in Liverpool. It ranks 146th of 171 primary schools in Liverpool. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2019, report published 20 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 October 2024
Pupils, including children in the early years, are happy and achieve well at this caring school. They benefit from a range of experiences. For example, pupils enjoy taking part in ukulele, water polo and board game clubs. The school provides pupils with a rich diet of wider opportunities such as sports competitions and educational visits. For instance, pupils spoke with enthusiasm about travelling by train to experience the city. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. They follow well-established routines, listen carefully to staff and move around the school beautifully. The school's high expectations for pupils' positive behaviour start in the Nursery Year, where children learn to follow instructions and share toys with their friends. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), understand that staff expect them to be the very best that they can be. Pupils rise to these expectations. They work hard in lessons and produce high-quality work. Pupils' well-being is a high priority. Staff form strong relationships with pupils and their families. Parents and carers appreciate the support that the school provides, for example coffee mornings that help parents receive guidance to help support their children at home, or signpost them to other agencies for advice.
What the school should improve
- Some parts of the early years curriculum do not identify the knowledge that children will learn in sufficient detail. At times, this slows some children's readiness for learning in Year 1 and beyond, in subjects other than English and mathematics. The school should further develop the curriculum so that the knowledge that children will learn is defined clearly.
- The school has not ensured that pupils' errors in handwriting, punctuation and spelling are identified and resolved consistently well. As a result, some pupils continue to repeat these errors over time. The school should ensure that staff identify and address errors in pupils' handwriting, punctuation and spelling quickly and effectively so that pupils write with increased accuracy and fluency across the curriculum.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
61 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
445 pupils on roll, with places for 450
Schools near Northcote Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 67% 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 Gary Anders
- Phone
- 01512841919
- Address
- Cavendish Drive, Walton, Liverpool, L9 1HW
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- URN
- 104564
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.