Primary school in Liverpool
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
Fonthill Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 1QD
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 11 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- Places
- 280
- How full
- Full — 306 pupils against 280 places
- Girls / boys
- 148 / 158
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Liverpool 014C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 33%
- Households owning their home
- 36%
- Households in social housing
- 35%
- Households with no car
- 56%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BELONG CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jo Campbell
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward
- Kirkdale West
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- URN
- 152038
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 67% | 0.3 mi |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2021 | 67% | 0.6 mi |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 69% | 0.7 mi |
| Bedford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 38% | 0.8 mi |
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 57% | 0.8 mi |
| Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 29% | 0.8 mi |
| The Beacon Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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