1
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate
Liverpool • Merseyside • L31 0BP
1
11 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Liverpool
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Liverpool. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
179
Outstanding
16
Good
137
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 84% · RI: 6% · I: 1%
2
Freshfield Primary School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L37 3JT
1
24 Jun 2024
3
Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School
LIVERPOOL • Merseyside • L12 0JE
1
18 Jan 2024
4
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L36 6DS
1
4 Dec 2023
5
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L21 1AD
1
13 Jul 2023
6
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L4 3RL
1
17 Jan 2022
7
Smithdown Primary School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L7 6LJ
1
15 Nov 2021
8
Florence Melly Community Primary School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L4 9UA
1
21 Jul 2019
9
Knowsley Lane Primary School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L36 8DB
1
13 Feb 2019
10
St Silas Church of England Primary School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L8 3TP
1
18 Jan 2018
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Whitefield Primary School 1 • Dec 2017
- New Park Primary School 1 • Jan 2015
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School 1 • Dec 2014
- The Beacon Church of England Primary School 1 • Mar 2014
- Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School 1 • Mar 2014
- Booker Avenue Infant School 1 • Feb 2014
- Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Greenbank Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Childwall Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2024
- Broad Square Community Primary School 2 • Sep 2024