Matthew Arnold Primary SchoolSt Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Matthew Arnold Primary School and St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Matthew Arnold Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Matthew Arnold Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Matthew Arnold Primary School was judged Good and St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community 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 59.0% for Matthew Arnold Primary School and 53.0% for St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Matthew Arnold Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Matthew Arnold Primary School versus St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolMatthew Arnold Primary SchoolLiverpoolSt Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100Stronger figureD47/100
Local ranking67th of 106 in Liverpool Stronger figure76th of 106 in Liverpool
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll276 443
Capacity200 484
LocationLiverpool, L8 9UB Liverpool, L17 7BA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census282 409
Free school meals (ever 6)60.8% 23.0%
English as an additional language15.6% 8.1%
SEN support17.0% 12.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 10.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.5% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.3% 10.9% 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.

Matthew Arnold Primary School

St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Community Primary School

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