Westvale Primary School
Community school in Liverpool, Knowsley.
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 | 212 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 262 |
| Free school meals | 60.20% |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Address | Melverley Road, Westvale, Kirkby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32 0RQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.westvaleprimary.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01514778470 |
| URN | 104431 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 2 December 2025, published 2 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 May 2023, published 28 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 25 November 2021, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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 Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Melling Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Millbrook Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Kirkby CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 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.