Smithdown Primary School
Chatsworth Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside · L7 6LJ
- Ofsted
- Report card
- KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
- 50%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 51.6%
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Spend per pupil
- £8,770
- Places filled
- 108%
Jan 2026
Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25
2024-25
2024-25
2025-26
2024-25
488 of 450 places · 2025-26
Ofsted
Last inspected 27 January 2026
Ofsted report cardFrom November 2025 Ofsted replaced the single overall grade with a report card: each area is judged separately on a five-point scale.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
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.↓ -11%
At higher standard (R/W/M)↑ +3%
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
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.↓ -2
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
Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average
Reading↓ -4.3
Writing↓ -3.7
Maths↓ -3.7
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.
-5.5% vs Liverpool average
Average reading scaled score
-0.3 vs Liverpool average
Average maths scaled score
+0.9 vs Liverpool average
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.
- 51.6%
- English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
- 86.5%
- SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
- 4.5%
- With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
- 33.8%
Gender split
225 girls · 263 boys
Ethnicity
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.
+18.1% vs Liverpool average
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
+65.1% vs Liverpool average
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
-11.4% vs Liverpool average
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
+16.9% vs Liverpool average
Attendance & absence
Share of school sessions missed
Overall absence rate↑ +2.0%
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.↑ +7.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
How this school compares
Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Overall absence rate
-1.9% vs Liverpool average
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
-6.7% vs Liverpool average
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.↑ +0.4%
Total suspensions as a share of pupils
Pupils suspended at least once↑ +0.4%
Share of pupils with one or more suspension
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.→ +0.00%
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.
-3.1% vs Liverpool average
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.
-0.06% vs Liverpool average
The local area
Neighbourhood context around the school in Liverpool
- Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
- 5.7%
- Recorded crimes
- 200
- Degree-level+
- 30%
April 2026 · England 4.1%
~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Residents 16+ · Census 2021
Crime by type
Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
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 131597