Springwood Heath Primary SchoolGarston Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Springwood Heath Primary School and Garston Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Springwood Heath Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Garston Church of England Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Garston Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Springwood Heath Primary School was judged the expected standard and Garston Church of England 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 53.0% for Springwood Heath Primary School and 86.0% for Garston Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Springwood Heath Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Garston Church of England Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Springwood Heath Primary School versus Garston Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolSpringwood Heath Primary SchoolLiverpoolGarston Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking35th of 110 in Liverpool 7th of 110 in Liverpool Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll211 238
Capacity258 210
LocationLiverpool, L19 4TL Liverpool, L19 5NS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard53.0% 86.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census211 238
Free school meals (ever 6)28.4% 49.5%
English as an additional language10.4% 16.0%
SEN support19.9% 23.1%
SEN with an EHC plan28.4% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% 10.6% 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.

Springwood Heath Primary School

Garston Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Springwood Heath Primary School · Garston Church of England Primary School