Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education CentreShoreside Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southport.

Summary of the comparison

Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre and Shoreside Primary School are primary schools in Southport.

  • Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Shoreside Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Shoreside Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre was judged Good and Shoreside Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 81.0% for Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre and 79.0% for Shoreside Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre (70.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Shoreside Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre versus Shoreside Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SouthportKings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education CentreSouthportShoreside Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking17th of 73 in Sefton 13th of 73 in Sefton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll178 219
Capacity228 210
LocationSouthport, PR8 3RS Southport, PR8 2QZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard81.0% Stronger figure79.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census178 219
Free school meals (ever 6)41.0% 20.6%
English as an additional language9.6% 5.9%
SEN support20.8% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan6.7% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.4% 5.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre

Shoreside Primary School

Full profiles: Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre · Shoreside Primary School