Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
Roughwood Drive, Kirkby, L33 8XD
471 pupils · 82% of 572 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Free school meals
- 64.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 January 2025, published 2 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 50 | 86 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 51 | 101 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 53 | 82 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 57 | 88 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 46 | 76 | 48 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 66 | 94 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 51 | 48 | 76 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 72 | 97 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kirkby CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Millbrook Community Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Eastcroft Park School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.