Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Liverpool · L4 1QD
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 11 October 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
306 pupils · 109% of 280 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 47.3% of pupils (January 2026)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.kirkdalestlawrence.com
- URN
- 152038
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 31 families named it first for 34 Reception places, 0.91 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.91 first-choice applications per place34 places offered · 31 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Compare admissions across the area: Liverpool school admissions · the wider Liverpool authority
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 37% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Black African 18% (Liverpool 7%, England 5%) · Any other White background 16% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 12% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 3% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Liverpool 2%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Liverpool 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · White Irish 1% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 20.1% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 33.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 11.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 34.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 44.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 36.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 34.8% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 29.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 6.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 6.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 7% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 56.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006702 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £111,000336 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £85,000–£145,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 6an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 9an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 44an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 11an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted