Smithdown Primary School
Community school in Liverpool, Liverpool.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 484 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Free school meals | 54.10% |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Address | Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L7 6LJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.smithdownprimary.com/ |
| Telephone | 01517096229 |
| URN | 131597 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 25 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 September 2021, published 15 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Kingsley Community School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Kensington Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Lawrence Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Windsor Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.