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Mab Lane Junior Mixed and Infant School

Mab Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside · L12 6QL

PrimaryCommunity schoolMixedAges 211338 pupils
Visit website ↗01512594282Ward: E05015340MP: E14001341
Ofsted
Not yet inspected
KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
72%

Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25

Overall absence
4.8%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
47.6%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
17.0

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£8,540

2024-25

Places filled
107%

338 of 315 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Not yet inspected

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

End of primary · Year 6

Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. -9%

81%
'18-19
73%
'22-23
68%
'23-24
72%
'24-25

At higher standard (R/W/M) -5%

19%
'18-19
13%
'22-23
18%
'23-24
14%
'24-25

Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -2

108
'18-19
106
'22-23
107
'23-24
106
'24-25

Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -1

108
'18-19
104
'22-23
104
'23-24
107
'24-25

Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +3

106
'18-19
103
'22-23
109
'23-24
109
'24-25

Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average

Reading -4.3

6.8
'18-19
2.5
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Writing -1.4

3.7
'18-19
2.3
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Maths -2.2

4.0
'18-19
1.8
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

+16.5% vs Liverpool average

This school72.0%
Liverpool average55.5%
Best in Liverpool86.0%
England average60.4%

Average reading scaled score

+1.7 vs Liverpool average

This school106.0
Liverpool average104.3
Best in Liverpool109.0
England average105.5

Average maths scaled score

+3.9 vs Liverpool average

This school107.0
Liverpool average103.1
Best in Liverpool110.0
England average104.4

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
47.6%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
31.4%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
3.0%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
36.1%

Gender split

49%
51%

165 girls · 173 boys

Ethnicity

White British
55.0%
Other White
11.2%
African
8.3%
Other Asian
5.3%
Other Black
4.1%
Other Mixed
2.4%
Other ethnic group
2.4%
Chinese
2.1%
Traveller Irish heritage
1.8%
Irish
1.5%
White & Black African
1.5%
Pakistani
1.2%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+14.1% vs Liverpool average

This school47.6%
Liverpool average33.5%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

+10.0% vs Liverpool average

This school31.4%
Liverpool average21.4%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-12.9% vs Liverpool average

This school3.0%
Liverpool average15.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+19.2% vs Liverpool average

This school36.1%
Liverpool average16.9%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +0.9%

3.9%
'18-19
6.8%
'21-22
5.8%
'22-23
6.1%
'23-24
4.8%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +5.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

5.2%
'18-19
26.1%
'21-22
14.9%
'22-23
17.2%
'23-24
10.2%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

-2.4% vs Liverpool average

This school4.8%
Liverpool average7.2%
Best in Liverpool3.0%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

-9.7% vs Liverpool average

This school10.2%
Liverpool average19.9%
Best in Liverpool3.4%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. -0.6%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

0.9%
'16-17
2.1%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
1.8%
'19-20
0.4%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.6%
'22-23
0.0%
'23-24
0.3%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once -0.2%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

0.4%
'16-17
1.7%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
1.1%
'19-20
0.4%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.6%
'22-23
0.0%
'23-24
0.3%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.00%

0.00%
'16-17
0.41%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.00%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

-3.2% vs Liverpool average

This school0.3%
Liverpool average3.5%
Best in Liverpool0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.06% vs Liverpool average

This school0.00%
Liverpool average0.06%
Best in Liverpool0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Liverpool

Median house price
£120,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
1/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
5.7%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
58

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
15%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

Among the most deprived areas in England · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
1/10
Income
1/10
Employment
1/10
Education
1/10
Health
1/10
Crime
3/10

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
29
Drugs
6
Anti social behaviour
6
Public order
6
Other theft
3
Vehicle crime
2
Criminal damage and arson
2
Other crime
2

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 131480