Knotty Ash Primary School
Thomas Lane, Liverpool, L14 5NX
252 pupils · 120% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LYDIATE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Free school meals
- 27%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 16 March 2022, published 11 May 2022. 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 | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.44 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 39 | 73 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 30 | 54 | 29 |
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 Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Blackmoor Park Junior School 1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Blueberry Park 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Malvern Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · 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.