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My school days National Cycling Champion Matt Brammeier
Wings of Freedom Free Schools
News 12-14 Culinary treats
22-25 Food for Thought School dinners and learning
34-35 Meet the Headteacher Alison Dearden, Shorefields Technology College
40 Dear Educate Help & Advice for parents
Hats off to Bobby
20 Government cuts Canvas on the Sand
30-32 Arresting day for pupils
36-38 Tall ambitions
Exam News A pictorial look at our record breakers
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Back to School Design led kids’ rooms
Musical Merseyside
Where can we go? Out and about in Merseyside
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Looking at children’s interiors we pick out inspiring and design led furnishings for their rooms.
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Broadgreen’s Grand Slam
Finally, we interview Liverpool cyclist Matt Brammeier on his latest triumph in becoming the 2010 Irish Road Race Champion, as he reflects on his schooldays.
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Educate meets up with the teachers, Frances Harrison of Notre Dame Catholic College for girls and discusses their examination excellence. We also chat to newly appointed headteacher, Alison Dearden of Shorefields Technology College on her plans to develop and build upon the school’s progress and achievements.
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Viewpoint Why is it so important to have new school buildings?
We have all the latest school news from primary to secondary, showcasing schools, teachers and students achievements, talents and events.
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Meet the Headteacher Frances Harrison, Notre Dame Catholic College for the Arts
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Our focus group for this issue debates whether, in today’s society where ready meals and convenience foods are easily available, our children are missing out on the basic skills of home economics and the affects a school dinner has on their learning.
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Welcome to the latest issue of Educate where we take a look at the proposed new generation of schools run by parents and voluntary groups, is this the way forward for education?
Superstars celebrate
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Festival of success
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Book Review Jennifer Dobson recommends
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Free Schools
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Free schools – a new generation of schools run by parents and voluntary groups. The coalition government’s decision to put the setting up and running of schools in the hands of parents takes the fashionable concept of parental choice to its logical conclusion. While the country’s debt brought the future of the previous government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme into question, the options to improve educational standards under the new government were always likely to be more austere. However, advocates of the ‘free schools’ initiative, based on successful European and US counterparts, hope to show that new buildings and resources are not the only ingredients for a successful, well-run school. Educate The Magazine for Parents and Pupils
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specifics of the curriculum and educational aims, finer details of key people in the running of the school, evidence for viability of the school over a five-year period, with evidence of a commitment to meet national standards and a full argument for the public value of all start-up costs. With the greater freedoms for the schools to cater for the needs of pupils in their area, comes also a greater responsibility at the parent and governor level.
Longterm view The vision The government’s vision for ‘free schools’ hopes to raise the standards and aspirations in state-funded schools by allowing charities, universities, business, educational groups, teachers, and groups of parents to start up and manage new schools in existing buildings, or on sites they themselves find and seek to build upon. While the academies established under the previous government took sponsors from all sectors to manage their performance, and enjoyed certain liberties, the free schools go further by not requiring any local authority involvement, including doing way with the local authority’s seat on the school’s governing body. Ministers aim to remove the red tape which would restrict school planning to free up existing buildings and land for use as a new school. The new schools will enjoy new freedoms as publicly funded independent schools, free from local authority control and able to set their own pay and conditions for staff, to divert teaching from the National Curriculum and to decide upon the lengths of the school day and the school calendar’s terms. Like other state schools, the free schools will be held accountable for the quality of their teaching through inspections and tests. In the setting up of a school, the proposers need to submit their aims and objectives for the new school, the main people and organisations behind it, evidence of parental demand via a petition and possible premises that have been considered. A detailed business plan is then required with information regarding the
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In putting together its proposals for the future of education, the current government has made it clear that deficit reduction is a primary consideration for economic recovery; while money will continue to be spent where needed, the role of the private sector in controlling construction costs and the role that parents can play in schools will increase in significance. Of course, in any new policy for education, the introduction of a new system brings into question the potential for a problematic two-tier system, with the new free schools being favoured over the academies and other state schools by parents and pupils, leading to government funding per pupil being diverted away from established schools. While the academies enjoy the status of offering a specialism in at least one subject area, the free schools’ ability to break away from the National Curriculum will likely be favoured by parents and pupils disillusioned with the current system and keen to restore either traditional values through a classical education or to boost resource allocation in a particular area like sport. For academies or colleges with specialist status which have wanted to move in this direction for many years and which have invested heavily in specialist staff and resources, the competition they face in the new free schools will undoubtedly prove frustrating. With competition for university places increasing year on year, many parents may see the free schools’ power to tailor their child’s education as providing a distinct advantage in university
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applications, and in their job prospects. Indeed, critics have already pointed to the advantages presented in the free school initiative to socially mobile parents to take the reins in the running of a school in the area in opposition to those living in more deprived areas.
The history The current and previous government’s desires to shake up the system and raise standards has seen a number of programmes implemented with these aims. The ambitious Building Schools for the Future (BSF), announced in 2004, scheme aimed to rebuild or renew every secondary school in England by 2020, costing around £45bn. The initiative was intended to create inspirational buildings to enable all pupils to access new ways of learning. The advances in computer technology, for example, created a demand for a new way of designing classrooms – with the awareness that new advances over the next 50 years will require the plans to be flexible. Staff, governors and pupils were involved in the consultation process before private contractors set to work, and critics of the scheme commented that the plans were too ambitious and moving too slowly – citing the plans in more deprived areas as examples. These local authorities were already under pressure, and the challenge to redesign its schools may often have proved just too large. A Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment found that 52 of the 124 schools completed said that 16 were poor in the quality of building and design and that almost half were mediocre. Stricter controls for the schools built after 2007 provided higher quality, but the costs of the scheme had increased. For those that were listed for work but did not get on site before the new government came into power, the exact future of building work at those schools remained uncertain until it was announced that the coalition government wished to prioritise the scheme wherever possible in order to offer all schools a fair chance in an increasingly competitive market. Over 700 projects were temporarily halted, and a review has been commissioned to look at how future
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“free schools’ ability to break away from the National Curriculum” school building will continue. In Liverpool, recipients of the BSF funding include West Derby School for Boys which will be enjoying a brand new building from this September. It has been announced that the BSF scheme will continue where it is most needed, but if the government receives enough interest in free schools then clearly decisions about how money in education is spent will need to be made. A budget of £50m has already been earmarked to fund the set-up of free schools, and if take-up is on target then the first wave of new schools is expected to open in September 2011.
Overseas precedents When compared with the expensive BSF approach to education, which holds the premise that a new school building is necessary to raise aspirations, the free schools initiative of setting up in older buildings and relying on a passion for good teaching, behaviour and quality is a much cheaper and recession-friendly alternative. In the US, the charter school provides a model for the free school, set up with a unique vision, autonomy in its running, and accountable to its sponsor, parents and pupils. The often talked about Swedish model has met with international praise for its success in educating generations of youngsters. The introduction of Sweden’s radical school choice policy in 1992 allows private companies, charities, co-operatives or voluntary groups to found schools and receive state funding to run them, as long as they meet basic standards, follow a core curriculum and promote democratic values. The number of pupils attending those schools continues to rise, amounting to eight per cent in the primary sector and 15 per cent at secondary level. While competition for pupil places, in order to attract more funding, would seem to be a founding principle, the principal of one such school, Anna-len Bengtsson, said that diversity was a big factor in the school’s
success. The freedom of the school to follow its vision and core Principle in education unimpeded has raised the level of competition in the area - neighbouring state schools have to perform well to continue attracting students. The problem arises when funding for the state schools decreases as numbers fall – the pupils at the state schools must then experience larger class sizes and fewer resources. Any reliable study of the overall impact on the Swedish education system has, however, not yet been carried out.
Case studies Free schools proposed and currently underway to being set up elsewhere in the country have already begun to set out store, with their founding principles drawing in a response from interested parents and prospective pupils, as well as teaching staff. The West London Free School, set up by the writer and journalist Toby Young, states that it will offer ‘a classical curriculum, high standards of behaviour and a competitive atmosphere, but a non-selective intake.’ Sitting alongside Toby on the steering committee of committed parents and educators are a number of city high-flyers from architects to diplomats, business owners and an assistant headteacher. Their common commitment to education in the area, and their own passionate recollections of their schools days is clear from their roles, while their local knowledge is paramount to how the school will be set up to appeal to parents. Taking the emphasis on classical subjects as a case in point, and it’s a fair assumption that ambitious parents will be the first to seek pupil places. While one can only admire the enthusiasm, energy and commitment of the parents on this school’s steering committee, it is evident that for pupils at schools in other parts of the country – or even in other parts of London – equivalent opportunities to enjoy the advantages of this classical education will be few and fare between.
Whether the new free schools will outstrip other types of schools in exam results and in the opportunities on offer has, of course, yet to be seen. However, the chief executive of Premier League – Richard Scudmore – is keen to set up schools where the curriculum is based around sport. Looking at how even elite youth players currently receive only five hours of deliberate coaching time per week in the Premier League academy system, and the reasons for decades of underperformance in international tournaments is clear; the freedoms provided by the setting up of a Premier League free school could redress this balance.
The critics Unfortunately, in many places across the country, the take-up of funding for the running of free schools has not been met with equal enthusiasm. It wasreported in August that while Gove claimed to have received 700 expressions of interest in the free schools idea, only 62 of these have so far translated into formal applications. Unlike the Swedish model, where many of the free schools are run by private for-profit companies, the UK government’s model will not permit profit to be made from the scheme. This means that philanthropic individuals and parents will be called on to make sacrifices of their time in order to establish and run the schools. In Liverpool, the response to the free schools has been decidedly muted and the planning department at the city council has reported no proposals submitted as yet for any changes of use in buildings across the city, or for new free schools to be built. While the physical changes, however, are yet to come to fruition in our city’s evolving educational provision, a new vista has opened on the learning landscape; where seeds may have fallen on dry ground, their shoots may still serve to foster a new generation of ideas as aspirations for our children’s future.
Quick Links For more information on how to set up a free school, visit www.education.gov.uk/ freeschools.
Primary School News
Culinary treats Pupils are cooking up a storm
Children from St Nicholas CE Primary School were able to step into the shoes of their favourite TV chefs as they took part in Junior Chefs’ Academy. The school hall was transformed into a cookery school and the children donned aprons and chefs’ hats to create healthy, culinary treats, which they took home to share with their families. The children really enjoyed the sessions, Molly Bartlett aged 11 said: “I really liked making the St Nicholas Berry Stack and the chef taught us about fruits I’d never heard of before. I’m going to ask my Mum to buy some of them for me. It was fantastic fun.” Ishbel Skea aged 6 agreed: “It was great fun. We got to cook a lovely healthy pudding. I’m going to try and make it at home.” Headteacher, Becky Woods said, “Teaching life skills is really important in our school. We wanted to give the children a real enthusiasm for cookery so that they will hopefully go home and ask to help prepare simple, healthy meals with their mums and dads”.
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Leading the way A Knowsley primary that was once earmarked for help to raise standards has been given a glowing report by school inspectors. A report by education watchdogs Ofsted described Park View in Huyton as a “good school” that is “very well led” by headteacher Jimmy Shaw. The three inspectors who visited the school said the school shared his vision and “all staff contribute to outstanding levels of care, guidance and support. Those with special educational needs are “supported so well in their learning that they make good and sometimes outstanding progress”. The 290 pupils make good progress and vulnerable children that had poor attendance now make it to school much more regularly.” The report also said: “The school has moved on greatly in just over four years. From languishing in special measures, it is now a vibrant community which knows its purpose and how to achieve success “Headteacher, Jimmy Shaw, said: “Everyone at Park View has worked hard to raise standards and improve attendance and behaviour and this report proves we have achieved this. “The Governors, staff and parents were all praised by the inspectors and their findings are proof that it is possible to transform the fortunes of a school when it is struggling”.
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History in the making
Ice, ice baby
School celebrates 150 years Staff and pupils of Great Crosby Primary School, Sefton recently marked the 150th anniversary of their school. The school marked the occasion with collaborative art works and an exhibition, as well as a celebratory book to chart its history. “The pupils worked across the curriculum areas, investigating the history of the school within the context of its local environment and history, whilst also looking at world history over the last 150 years,” said Mary Corbet on behalf of the school. “As a commemoration to celebrate the school’s anniversary the pupils produced artworks throughout the school and their local environment. Artists worked collaboratively with the staff, pupils, church and community members to demonstrate the school’s history through art, music, photography and a range of activities.”
Liverpool may have a future Olympic skater in the shape of Morgan Jones from St Vincent’s Primary School, who in the space of just twelve months has passed the ten national grades at the sport. ‘She tried for three months to pass one of the grades,’ said mum Lisa, who is a teacher at St Vincent’s, and took up the sport with her daughter. ‘I’m so proud of her. She was really persistent.’ Morgan would like to someday take part in the Olympics, before opening her own ice rink in Liverpool.
Education a gift for life Three girls from Class 4B at Stanfield Mixed Infants and Junior Girls’ School in Crosby have forgone their usual birthday gifts from their friends and asked them to contribute the money to charity. After enjoying the joint birthday party, the philanthropists, Harriet Oakes, Ellen Jones and Charlotte Pickthall donated over £440 to the Waterloo Partnership which will provide enough money for four vulnerable children in the Waterloo area of Sierra Leone to attend school for one year. The money Harriet, Ellen, Charlotte and their friends raised will cover uniform, educational resources, school fees and a small amount for maintenance. This will really change the four children’s lives and give them the opportunity for a brighter future away from poverty. Being aware of the benefits of their own education, the girls are now hoping that other people will follow in their footsteps and raise money to help children around the world gain more access to education and work towards a better future. Educate The Magazine for Parents and Pupils
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Arts Gold for Northcote School recognised for their excellence Northcote Primary School, Walton are celebrating after being awarded Artsmark Gold in recognition of the schools commitment to, and excellence in arts education. Northcote have taken part in several art competitions and have been involved in many art initiatives over the past few years. Headteacher, Roy Morgan, said: “We are delighted that the Arts Council has recognized our dynamic arts education programme. Artsmark is more than simply a mark of distinction to us; taking part in the scheme has enabled our students to become more self-confident, engaged and excited about learning. “This provision was also acknowledged during our recent Ofsted inspection, and contributed towards the grade that we achieved - good with outstanding features”.
World Cup Wonders Making up for England’s mistakes England’s footballers may have disappointed in South Africa but the team took the title in an alternative contest nearer home. Primary pupils in Knowsley staged their own World Cup as part of a project to learn more about the world. An ‘England’ team of junior pupils from St Aloysius in Huyton beat ‘Spain’ 4 – 1 in the final, which was refereed by the premiership’s Chris Foy. Professional players and managers, including Kevin Lynch, manager of Marine FC and John Coleman, manager of Accrington Stanley and two of his players, Peter Murphy and Jimmy Ryan, coached the school’s teams. Kevin Lynch is on the school’s governing body and John Coleman is a former teacher at the school. “I think the main thing they learnt was how much the people of the world rely on each other,“ said Sheryl Wrigley, deputy head teacher at St Aloysius. “We need each other and it’s important that we understand the cultures, beliefs and customs of others and value everyone’s contribution. “The children did their own research and it was a real eye opener. For many of them, their experience is contained within their own neighbourhood.” The two week project is part of the International Primary Curriculum and the 14
Premiership referee Chris Foy leads out St Aloysius primary pupils to their ‘World Cup’ flanked by Accrington Stanley players Jimmy Ryan and Peter Murphy World Cup was a topical peg to hang the study on. “The children wore the team of the countries they were representing and the national anthems were played before the matches began. “The winners were presented with
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replicas of the World Cup and we showered them in confetti and gave them a children’s version of champagne. – It was a lovely experience.” In the infants final, Argentina beat Italy 6-1 and in the girls’ junior final Holland beat Portugal 1-0.
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Hats off to Bobby Emily meets new mascot
Pupils are a shining example Assistant Chief Constable Helen King, Emily Aston and Bobby the Mascot Earlier in the year the Force's Youth Engagement team invited all primary school children to enter a competition to design a new force mascot. The team received thousands of entries, of all kinds of characters and animals from a "crime fighting cucumber to "Mr Dorange the Orange" but there could only be one winner - 10-year-old Emily Aston from Much Woolton RC Primary School in Woolton. The panel picked Emily's design of a mascot, in the shape of a police officers hat, because of its uniqueness and appeal to small children. The judging panel included a senior police officer and a pupil from Monkstown primary school. Bobby the mascot will now be used to tour primary schools across Merseyside to teach children about personal and road safety when they are out and about. Youth Engagement Inspector Colin 16
Lewis said: "We picked Emily's design, not only because of her great drawing but also because of Bobby's special appeal to children. "This competition was a great way for our schools officers to engage with primary school children from across the county. Feedback from the schools was terrific, the children really enjoyed taking part in the competition and it gave schools the opportunity to talk to the children about the role of the police. "We hope Emily will be excited to see her design brought to life. Bobby will now be on the road with our neighbourhood officers all over Merseyside." Emily was presented with a drawing set and a miniature of her mascot and her school received a supply of art materials. Emily also saw her design unveiled for the first time as a full sized mascot.
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Two health-conscious pupils from St Christopher’s Primary School, Speke recently made history when they took centre stage at the Liverpool Lord Mayor’s Pageant. 11-year-olds Shaunna West and Ethan Doran where the first classmates ever chosen to be the Queen and King at the recent Lord Mayor’s Pageant. The pair were chosen for their role in creating a new community garden at St Christopher’s, a project funded through a Liverpool Year of Health and Wellbeing grant. The pupils were treated as special VIP’s for the day and fitted with specially designed royal costumes and accompanied the new Lord Mayor as they processed through Liverpool City Centre. Councillor Hazel Williams, the new Lord Mayor, said: “I wanted this special day to be a celebration of Liverpool’s young people and their role in the city’s Year of Health and Wellbeing. “I’m delighted for Shaunna and Ethan – I can’t think of a better reward for their efforts to improve the quality of life for so many people than to get the royal treatment on Liverpool’s biggest civic occasion”.
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Pupils get growing School recognised for their excellence Pupils from Sudley Road Junior School, Liverpool have been getting their hands dirty recently, all in a good cause. The school set up a gardening club for 8 and 9 year olds in which to grow their own salads, herbs and vegetables. The pupils then sold on their produce to parents at the schools summer fayre. Assistant headteacher Sharon Brady said: “The pupils first heard about growing their own produce through the Royal Horticultural Society’s ‘Get Your Grown-ups Growing’ (GYGG) campaign. “By signing up for the project we received a gardening pack provided by the RHS, we used local resources to help pupils get the most from their garden to benefit both the children and the wider community. “The children have really enjoyed growing their own vegetables and herbs and at the same time raising funds for the Gardening Club by selling there produce”.
Sowing the seeds of pride Children from Four Oaks Community Primary School in Anfield have been encouraged to take pride in their environment by planting their own hanging baskets. As part of its bid to make neighbourhoods cleaner, greener and safer, housing association Riverside funded the workshop, which took place in Stanley Park and was led by a Liverpool City Council Park Ranger. Malika Horsman from Four Oaks School said: “What a wonderful experience for the children in Year 2. Having the opportunity to plant such beautiful flowers in their own hanging baskets and taking them home with pride gave them a sense of ownership. The parents were delighted and promised to look after the plants.” Liverpool City Council Park Ranger Mike Flood added: “The children had a great time and loved the hands on experience of making the baskets and learning how to look after them.“
Scouse Pacific From the school that brought you such hit musicals as ‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘The King and I’ Monksdown Primary School, Norris Green recently presented another amazing production entitled ‘Scouse Pacific’. This year’s production had a cast of over 100 children and sold out on all of the three evenings performances. Musical Director, Gill Stewart, said: “The children are a very talented group, working together with great enthusiasm and enjoyment and the support from family and friends has been excellent. “This year we had amongst our VIP guests Cllr Hazel Williams, Lord Mayor of Liverpool and the Assistant Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, Helen King, who I believe both totally enjoyed the performance. “The show was based on a entertaining Scouse version of South Pacific and I must say, one of our best and is destined to go down in Monksdown folk law”. Educate The Magazine for Parents and Pupils
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Helping kids feel safe and sound Anti bullying song raises important message A songwriter has used his talents to help Liverpool school children get across an important anti bullying message. Paul Browne has written and produced a song called Safe and Sound with year three children from Kirkby C of E Primary School. The project which has been funded by Knowsley Housing Trust - where Paul has worked as a plasterer for 29 years. He approached KHT for help with his idea and they paid for the 35 children to record their song in a studio earlier this year. Paul now hopes the CD can be used to raise money for anti bullying charities and help empower children who may be suffering at the hands of a bully. Father of three Paul, aged 45, from Kirkby, has been writing songs – mainly dance music - for the last six years and has had 40 songs published on 20 dance music compilations. Paul, whose children have all attended Kirkby C of E, said: “I had written the song as I really wanted to use it to get across the message that children should be allowed to live their lives without fear and be safe in their own playgrounds. “I saw some terrible bullying when I was at school and today it seems the dynamic of bullying is changing and there are even more ways – like Facebook and text messages – for bullies
Paul Browne with year three children from Kirkby C of E Primary school to reach children. “We had a brilliant day in the studio. It would be great if we could get other schools involved to record their own version of the song. I want this song to help give children back some of the confidence that bullies take away from them.
Jeff McMaster, from KHT, said: “We are always looking for ways that we can help to improve our communities. “Paul came to us with a great idea and a really important message. The song is brilliant and we hope it can be used to reach children being bullied who may feel they have nowhere to turn.”
Bosco victorious at Goodison St John’s Bosco, Sefton, were celebrating after their Year 4 team defeated Sudley Primary School 4-3 to win the Everton Academy Football Tournament Grand Final at Goodison Park. St John’s went in front after star striker Joe Gregory chipped the goalkeeper. Sudley equalised right on half time with a free kick, and soon went in front. But St John’s regained the lead through Gregory and Freddie Ralph. Gregory then made it 4-2 to get his hat-trick. Sudley pulled one back, but it was Bosco’s day, as they won 4-3. Ralph, who got Bosco’s third goal, was overjoyed. He said: “I felt amazing as I went up to collect my winner’s medal in front of our screaming fans. What a day I will remember for the rest of my life.” Bosco’s Headteacher Danny McAveray summed up the philosophy of the school, and the importance of the occasion: “Taking part and trying your best can help you achieve memories that will stay with you for life. Not just in football, but in all that you do. We try our best to foster a "Have a go culture" in our school.” 18
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Government cuts £350 million BSF scheme to be scrapped LIVERPOOL’S £350 million secondary school building programme has been scrapped by the government. Plans for 26 schools to be rebuilt or completely modernised have been scrapped - although it is possible that new Academy schemes in Garston (New Heys and St Benedicts) and Croxteth (De La Salle) may get the go ahead, depending on the outcome of a review in October. Councillor Jane Corbett, (right), Cabinet Member for Education said: “This was one of the blackest days for education in Liverpool and I am so angry and disappointed for our children. “Our plans to completely transform secondary education across the city were well developed, and had been years in the making. The Education Secretary has axed them at a stroke. “This £350 million much needed investment in our children’s future by creating wonderful, modern schools fit for the 21st century has been cruelly axed by the government. “We will be fighting tooth and nail to secure what investment we can and taking the message to Westminster that Liverpool cannot afford to be without significant investment in its schools.” A total of £4 million has already been spent on preparing for Building Schools for the Future, and the reorganisation of secondary schools in the city was based around the project. Tim Warren, assistant executive director at Liverpool City Council, added: “This is devastating news for our Building Schools for the Future programme, which would have been the biggest investment ever in the city’s schools. “We have spent three years developing our plans in conjunction with headteachers, staff, young people and local communities. There has been a massive investment of time and resources in building an effective bid which the government earlier this year signed off. “These plans would have transformed education in Liverpool, creating new state of the art facilities benefiting tens of thousands of young people and giving them the skills they need to get decent jobs. “It would have also helped the
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ongoing regeneration of the city because decent schools help build solid communities where people want to live. A top-level delegation has already been secured to lobby the government about the importance of the scheme, after West Derby MP Stephen Twigg spoke to MPs at the Houses of Parliament about Liverpool’s programme. Building work on the six schemes under Wave 2 of Building Schools for the Future, worth around £150 million and currently under construction, is not affected.
More money for cycle training Government funding for cycle sessions The Government has announced that it will provide £465,000 worth of funding to continue cycle training in Merseyside schools, due to the region’s commitment to cycling initiatives. Due to the funding, provided by Cycling England (under its Bikeability training scheme), cycle training will be offered to 11,640 more pupils in Years 5 and 6 for the remainder of 2010. Such sessions will be catered to their ability, and begin with basic cycling and balancing skills, before progressing to on-road training. Nine out of ten children who have undergone the training now cycle at least once a week in their spare time, and parents and guardians believe that these pupils are more knowledgeable of road safety and other travel hazards. TravelWise Officer Jane Moore said “These courses give a real boost to cycling in the region and providing cycle training to school pupils increases skills and confidence and in turn leads to many becoming regular cyclists. Moore added, “Cycling is both a healthy and environmentally-friendly way to travel, as well as a fun way to get around. Cycle training schemes are essential if we want to encourage more people to get out on their bike in the future. Cycling can help create a healthy, low carbon city for the future.”
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Educate’s roundtable There’s a generation of young adults at university, in work, or becoming parents themselves who were not taught basic home economics at school. In a society where ready meals and convenience foods are easily available, vital skills are not being passed on to children, with knock-on effects for their diet, behaviour and social skills. We assembled a panel of experts who work with children, schools and families to find out how school meals can make a difference.
On our panel at HoSt on Hope Street were Robbie Davison of Can Cook Studio at the Matchworks in Speke, the initiative to get families cooking and contracted by the PCT to supplement the teaching of cookery in 24 secondary and 10 primary schools between now and March 2011, Bernadette Lee, school food programme manager from Healthy Schools at Liverpool City Council, and Gary Evans, deputy headteacher at West Derby School for Boys which was recently awarded outstanding by OFSTED. 22
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Historically, children were fed a hot meal at school, but do schools still need to provide hot meals? BL: School meals are paramount, and lunch should really be seen as another lesson in the day. Parents today are busier than ever, and many children, especially teenagers, skip breakfast. GE: It’s true that for many children, their lunch at school may be their only hot meal that day. The school day is very busy, but the lunch period offers 40 minutes where the boys can get some quality food and sit down to enjoy it – developing crucial social skills - and we encourage that by keeping the pupils on site and offering a choice of a hot meal or a salad bar. How important is the price of a school meal? RD: What really interests me is why children who qualify for a free meal at school, don’t take that up, and why those who pay don’t choose to spend their money in the school canteen. Professor Martin Caraher gave a lecture at Liverpool University on how school pupils are spending their lunch money, and he said that 10 per cent of children don’t buy school meals due to their perception of what’s value for money. There’s plenty of competition for the £1/£2 in shops on the journey to and from school. BL: For teens, value for money might be the most that they can get rather than the quality/type of food. RD: It seems to be about quantity. GE: I can see this attitude with some of our students, with the value for money option often being the less healthy choice – but we have some sort of control over this in that they aren’t allowed to purchase those items during the school day. We have a system to track the students who are eligible for a free school meal, and to see if they aren’t using that and to find out why. We have found that parents appreciate being informed about this. BL: There’s no longer a stigma associated because of the electronic system, but the problem is if the parents don’t want their children to sign up even if they’re eligible. That may be because they didn’t eat school dinners themselves, but if they don’t even look at what might be on offer then they’re missing out.
What are the problems with school meals? RD: One study I heard said that kids were saying that the school meal had become too healthy, to the point where the food was no longer recognizable as the kind of meal they’d have at home. It’s as though it had gone full circle from turkey twizzlers to sausages made with sweetcorn – and some children are seeking out food they want to eat elsewhere. BL: We’re very lucky here as the majority of schools in Liverpool have made a sustained effort and a conscious decision to keep the costs of school meals very low to encourage the take-up of school meals, with prices varying from £1.55 to £2.35 – with the larger figure here only appearing in one school. As food prices and the cost of labour increases that may prove difficult to sustain, but at the moment our figures are some of the most affordable nationally. The School Lunch Grant was a huge help to schools, but with that ceasing, some schools will have to raise their prices drastically. GE: We do our best to keep the prices down, and it’s a topic the School Council always bring up at meetings.
“We make a point of making the boys sit down at lunchtime, precisely for them to interact socially – it can’t be underestimated” Gary Evans Do free school meals make a difference to families; how important are they? GE: We find that our Year 9 has the lowest percentage of entitlements for free school meals while Year 7 has the largest, but all of the pupils are tracked so that we can ensure they are taking up the offer of the free lunch. I think the message is getting out there; parents do need to be informed so that they can sign up. BL: They do, but there are a number of families who don’t know that they are entitled to them. In Liverpool, there were something like 1,500 families who should have been signed up, but weren’t. We’ve
targeted those families with a campaign, in partnership with the benefits agency, to sign them up for the free school meals, and it’s been a real success so far. After the first mail shot an additional 798 children were signed up for free school meals. Where there’s more than one child in a family, the cost of paying for school meals can be significant. The bigger problem is that there are, according to recent published stats, estimated to be one million children living in poverty who don’t qualify for free school meals, and because the government hasn’t extended the eligibility to more families free school meals those children on the cusp are the hardest hit. Their parents might not be able to stretch to pay for a school meal every day over the course of a week, and so those children miss out on that experience for economic reasons. How are schools and the local authority informing parents about accessing free school meals? BL: This term we’re bringing someone from the benefits agency into schools in areas of deprivation to run workshops and drop in sessions to answer parents’ questions. There is also a system for schools to check if pupils are eligible but it needs a lot of admin support – so this should be a real boost. How important is school lunchtime in teaching children social skills, and about a healthy diet? GE: We make a point of making the boys sit down at lunchtime, precisely for them to interact socially – it can’t be underestimated. BL: It’s so important. We have a generation of people who are lost, in that they don’t understand the importance of sitting down together – and those people are parents of the children in school now. They don’t have the social or the cooking skills to pass on. RD: There is a study that came out which said that around 44 per cent of the middle classes no longer cook at home, and that rises to 57 per cent among the working classes. If you apply these figures to our city, you’re looking at 60 per cent of people, 200,000 people who don’t eat a home cooked meal. They may not even sit down together, it may be a takeaway, or eaten on the go. BL: It’s not just in areas of deprivation
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because affluence means that people don’t cook, because they don’t need to – they can afford a takeaway. RD: That’s why sitting down at school is all the more important. Food is a fuel, but it’s also more than that – meal times are social times for families, and relationships. Sainsbury’s has also recently hosted a debate which saw one side argue that no one will be cooking at all in 30 years’ time because people will choose convenience over cooking. GE: That’s interesting because, until this year, we haven’t had food technology on the timetable as we didn’t have kitchens on site. Our new school building will have these facilities and the boys are really excited about that. They want to learn to cook. For those who won’t have it on the timetable, they’ve signed up for after school classes. But for years now, we have done a survey on how healthy our Year 7 pupils are, and amongst the other questions of their exercise habits, we ask what are their favourite meals. The answers are always things like roast dinners, spaghetti Bolognese, pasta, chilli, - all simple stuff. We take this info to ask the canteens to provide it at lunchtime. They don’t just want pizzas and chips all the time - they like things that can be cooked simply at home. RD: We did a survey of our clients on what would be a ‘Northern Great Dish’ – and shepherd’s pie, sausage and mash, roast dinner and lasagne all tied – but who would have thought that? The point is that our diet is so varied but we’re not cooking our own food anymore! Are packed lunches a popular choice? GE: We have a number of boys who eat a packed lunch, but it’s not an area we police although we don’t allow fizzy drinks. Saying that, it’s not as if the boys just eat sweets – it all seems to be sandwiches, fruit, etc. Across the school we’ve really pushed drinking water for hydration and sports – and that’s worked really well with the boys. I think that the popularity of the packed lunch seems to be that there’s no queue, so there’s more time after lunch to play sport. BL: It does work for lots of schools to allow packed lunches, and it’s not about policing what children eat – despite what the papers might have us believe. I’ve seen
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“Food is a fuel, but it’s also more than that – meal times are social times for families, and relationships.” Robbie Davison How does good food affect behaviour? GE: We encourage the boys through the curriculum, PSE, etc, to live a healthy lifestyle but the only food policing we do is to ban fizzy drinks. We say to the boys that water is brain fuel, and we have a number of water fountains around the school. The banning of the vending machine has made a big difference in reducing behavioural referrals in schools across the UK. The sugar really did affect the children. BL: Recent reports show that since Jamie Oliver got involved in school meals, attendance, behaviour and attainment has improved right across the board – and that’s down to better nutrition. GE: We’re lucky in that many of our boys are keen sportsmen and they take pride in drinking water and eating well. There’ve been worrying figures in the past that only one per cent of packed lunches contain recommended nutritional values. Do parents need educating in this area? RD: When it comes to packed lunches I have to ask whether it’s an aspiration of parents or a convenience. In deprived areas, fewer children take a lunch box to school – it’s not the norm. I do believe in them, and that they can be healthy – there’s a fantastic box and recipe book in
Utility on Bold Street. Carrot sticks and celery thought – it just doesn’t resonate with a large proportion of children and families. I don’t think it needs to be encouraged as such, but where families want to do it, it needs to reflect family eating trends, and be normal. The problem is when families no longer cook, but they don’t want to send the child out with packets of crisps in a lunch box, or the same sandwiches every day, but when raw vegetable pieces chopped up just look too weird.
“We’re very lucky here as the majority of schools in Liverpool have made a sustained effort and a conscious decision to keep the costs of school meals very low to encourage the take-up of school meals” Bernadette Lee BL: Historically, the packed lunch was something a working man took out with him, and when they were introduced in schools it was deemed by parents a less costly option, and it fitted in with other meals over the course of the day or week, and was a healthy option because it was mum’s home cooking. Previously, children either had a school dinner or went home at lunchtime. Today, cooking at home has altered and people are buying in all our food, and celebrity chefs are telling people to be healthy, so parents are buying carrots sticks etc, and that’s the vicious circle. We produce materials to help parents put together a healthy lunch box, if that’s what they want to do. RD: Then you end up with the ‘food police’ and monitoring lunch boxes. What we say at Can Cook is that we have a healthier approach, but not a healthy approach. We don’t want to tell people how to live their lives. What I want is to get people
in deprived areas cooking again, and eating food that they want to eat. How keen are pupils on cooking and eating home cooked food, rather than takeaways? BL: Jamie Oliver, Simon Rimmer, have all raised the profile of what we eat. That’s what Can Cook is doing, by getting people excited about the basics. GE: The celebrity chef Simon Rimmer came into the school last term and worked with some of the pupils, and they had a fantastic time. This school year we have a whole new school building because we were recipients of the Building Schools for the Future funding, and it will be kitted out with kitchens and preparation areas so that food technology can be put onto the curriculum. We’ve already had a fantastic response from the boys, and they’re really excited about learning to cook. When I was at school, when I wanted to choose cookery as an option I was told I couldn’t take a girls’ subject – that would never happen now. Food technology has changed. RD: There’s an issue with food technology as, in my experience, it’s often the case that the teacher doesn’t actually know that much about food or cooking. We go into loads of schools, and all the kids love it, perhaps because we go straight into the practical. We look at flavours, putting things together, and one teacher told me that in two sessions we’d taught the children more than they would have learnt over the whole course. There will be some pupils who you can see have a real passion for cooking and that’s fantastic – but it’s not elitist. In my experience, cooking is something that everyone at any age and from all walks of life can become excited about, and learning to cook food that you want to eat – whether it’s a roast dinner or something you like to order at a takeaway – means that all the family can get involved. GE: I admire our head of DT because she has retrained as a food technology teacher – and she’s an incredible teacher. We need staff who can cook, and who can teach. BL: Food stretches right across the curriculum, from primary to secondary, it helps you learn about mathematics, weighing and measuring, it fits into geography looking at where the ingredients come from. It’s a fantastic starting point.
Tasty Stats…? • One in five children, 1.8 million are currently eligible for a free school meal. • One million children living in poverty do not qualify for a free school meal. • A school meal is the only hot meal in the day for one in four children. • 20% of children do not claim their free school meal. • 10% of children do not purchase a school meal because of the cost. • Children on average spend £1.01 on the way to school and 74p on the way home, the majority of this on chocolate, crisps and canned drinks. • Nationally there are an average of 25 outlets where this money may be spent in the vicinity of each school. • The average which parents pay for a school meal is £1.84 per day.
(Source: Food Poverty and Inequality: The growth of hunger in the UK. A lecture by Professor Martin Caraher, Centre for Food Policy, City University, London on 13 May 2010.)
Recipe for Success Contact the Food in Schools Team on 0151 330 8351 or Liverpool Healthy Schools on 0151 233 3901, or for more on these issues take a look at www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk. Our panel enjoyed freshly cooked Pan Asian cuisine courtesy of HoSt on Hope Street, from steamed fillet of sea bass with yellow beans and stir fried greens to butterfly chicken with Thai curry risotto and seaweed. See www.ho-st.co.uk for the full menu, and book a table on 0151 708 5831.
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Canvas on the Sand Schools create beach drawings in Crosby
Crosby Beach recently became an art canvas as pupils from a number of schools created huge drawings out of sand. The designs were done in conjunction with Liverpool’s ‘On The Waterfront’ culture events, which were held later in the summer. The first of the two drawings appeared in May, when pupils from Calderstones High School teamed up with ‘Sand In Your Eye’ to design a picture known as The Dancer, to acknowledge the celebration of international dance that took place in the second weekend of the Waterfront showcase. The following day, it was Holly Lodge High School’s turn to work with Sand In Your Eye to draw a dove, painted by recent Picasso. 26
This was themed around the Picasso: Peace and Freedom exhibition, at TATE Liverpool. Both images were measured at 20 metres by 40 metres, and their creation were recorded for a film to be used in the run-up to and during the Waterfront events. Beforehand, Councillor Wendy Simon (Liverpool’s Culture and Tourism Cabinet member) said: “This was a great opportunity for our young people to get directly involved in one of the city’s major cultural events for 2010. “It was a wonderful chance for them to work with some top quality artists and make sure ‘On the Waterfront’ has a truly local flavour.”
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School adopt Bolivian rainforest Broughton Hall has adopted an acre of Bolivian rainforest as part of a conservation programme that raises funds for the preservation of threatened and endangered rainforests habitats around the world. This was made possible by their participation in the Generation Green project. The school have a certificate of adoption which identifies the fact that they have adopted an acre in a rainforest of 1.6 million acres, so there are plenty to go around.
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Walking Through Windows Students host special commisioned drama Drama students from Archbishop Blanch School, took part in the unique and wonderful, specially commissioned promenade drama “Walking Through Windows”. The performances focused on revolutionary women of the 19th century and took place at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. It was a sell-out success and was the first of its kind to be staged there. The piece on Elizabeth Fry featured Year 12 Drama girls and was written by former St Edmund’s girl and twice BAFTA nominated writer of 'Cranford' and 'Lilies', Heidi Thomas, who was deeply moved by the performance. Nine Year 9 pupils from the school’s Drama Club performed their own devised piece on the steps of the Welsford Porch on Liverpool-born Anne Clough, who revolutionised higher education and became the first principal of the girls' Newnham College, Cambridge .
Bombs away Pupils sweet smell of success The pupils of Bellerive College have been taking part in a week long Applied Learning Week to learn about the many facets of industry and technology. One group of pupils from the Lower School learned how to design, mould and market a new ‘bathbomb’ for the cosmetic industry. The week culminating in a one-off Dragon’s Den. “They were amazing,” said Eileen McCue, on behalf of Bellerive. “They explored every aspect of the product’s development.” Another group of 30 pupils took part in a week-long Space Camp, led by the physics Dept; where they explored the complexities of spaceflight and rocketry, and life in a Zero-G environment – simulated by a giant ‘Space Ball’. The week rounded off with a trip to the Science Museum in London. “The teachers were delighted with the enthusiasm of the group,” said Eileen. “They had over 400 applications from pupils wanting to join the Camp”. Educate The Magazine for Parents and Pupils
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Biology Olympiad medal winners Top marks for Crosby school
Left to right; Mustafa, Mark and Mrudul Three Merchant Taylors’ Sixth Form Biologists have won gold and bronze medals in the national Biology Olympiads this term. This is the first time the department at the Crosby School has entered the esteemed competition under the leadership of Head of Department Mr Gioseppe Bonfante, and three medals is a fantastic achievement. Mustafa Farooqi and Mrudul Bhatt came away with bronze medals and Mark Quigg took the top award and walked away with a gold. The future health of the nation is in good hands as all three bright sparks also have offers to study medicine; with
Mustafa and Mrudul with coveted places at Imperial College and UCL respectively, and Mark planning on attending Newcastle. All three boys did very well in exactly the same subjects at A Level, each gaining A*s in Biology, Mustafa gained 5A* at A Level, Mrudel received 2A* 2A & 1B and Mark Quigg received 2A* & 3A Mr Bonfante said: “1000s of students from the best schools all over the country enter the Olympiad so for us to have won three medals including gold is a great achievement and the boys should be really proud of themselves.”
St Edward’s LEPRA plaque The school community of St Edward’s College, Liverpool has been acknowledged recently for their hard work to raise funds on behalf of the charity LEPRA. This is the second year the College has raised over £1,000: this year taking part in a ‘Fun Workout’. “St Edward’s community have collected £1312.47, which means 62 people suffering from leprosy can be cured,” said Jacqui Fairbairn on behalf of LEPRA. “Their fundraising efforts have once again been fantastic, and so shortly after their involvement in collecting for Haiti and the Christmas appeals.” Jacqui presented the school with a special plaque, to say thank you for all their hard work. 28
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Caught on camera The international photographer Francesco Mellini took time out to judge the photography skills of Shorefields Year 11 students who had worked on the Alder Hey photographic project. Shorefields’ students became involved in this project when LAING approached the school rather than a professional agency to produce images for their bid to redevelop the Alder Hey Hospital Site. The brief the students had, was to produce images that would raise the spirits of children who had spent a period of time in hospital. Francesco, known for his images around music, pop culture and the arts, was hugely impressed with the work that the students had produced. “The work showed that students were using photography to view the world in a different way and many of the images highlighted a real talent”. As ever in such events, choosing the winner from such superb photographs, is always a difficult task, but eventually Francesco was able to come to a decision with Liam Gillam’s photograph (above) taking first prize.
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Arresting day for pupils Students meet their community Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 met their community during a fun filled and interesting day at Broadgreen International School recently. The event was supported by over 30 external agencies which included Liverpool Council for Voluntary Service, Merseytravel, Merseyside Police, Berrybridge Housing, Zoes Place, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Young Addaction to name but a few. Students had the opportunity to ask lots of questions and learn how these organisations support their community. Students also planned events to raise money for a charity of their choice. Some great ideas were discussed including sponsored silences, cake sales and car boot sales. In the afternoon students discussed problems affecting their school community, local community and city community. They came up with possible solutions. The most common problems will be taken forward at school level (Governors), neighbourhood level (Neighbourhood Management Group) and city level (City Council through Schools Parliament)
Rousing end to a successful year The staff and pupils of Archbishop Beck Sports College ended their school year with a rousing ‘Last Night at the Proms’ style concert at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Roger Philips from BBC Radio Merseyside joined the College, and representatives from their local partner primary schools, as well as parents and friends for the occasion. The College’s Concert Band, along with the individual ensembles and solo performers took centre stage for the evening. “This past year the College has amassed a total of four gold, four silver and three bronze medals at the Liverpool Festival of Performing Arts,” said Assistant Headteacher Bruce Hicks. “I don’t think there was a better way to end the year than with such a musical and visual extravaganza.” 30
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School strikes Gold Award to inspire pupils Arts Council England has awarded Artsmark Gold to Gateacre Community Comprehensive School in recognition of the school’s commitment to, and excellence in, arts education. Gateacre Community Comprehensive School is part of the 1,676 schools in England who received an Artsmark award this year. Gerard Lonergan, Head teacher of Gateacre, said: “I’m delighted that the Arts Council has recognised Gateacre’s dynamic arts education programme. I’d like to thank all our staff for their hard work in achieving this award.” Alan Davey, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, said: “Arts Council England believes that the earlier children are creatively inspired, the more likely they are to have a lifelong engagement with art – something that can transform lives and give young people a voice for their thoughts and feelings.” “Artsmark - now nationally recognised as a prestigious and coveted award - sets the standard for an outstanding arts provision in schools and it’s great to see so many new schools attaining the Artsmark award this year. This award recognises Gateacre Schools commitment to providing exciting art experiences and their belief in the power of creativity.”
Three pupils from St Julie’s High School will have their work displayed at the Liverpool Design Festival this November. The Year 10 students, all of whom study Graphics, entered the Design Stars Competition, which requires young people to come up with exciting, dynamic and artistic designs, in accordance with a brief set by a professional design team. The brief was for a design that combined gritty, working class landmarks and architecture with the modern, creative cosmopolitan themes that emit vibrancy. Catherine Bayley, Kate Bryson and Rachel Teare decided on a CD featuring the Liverpool Chamber Orchestra and created possible CD covers. Now nine of their designs (three by each student) will be publicly displayed at the Liverpool Design Festival, which runs from November 17 to November 28. Mr Radburn, the Subject Leader of Design and Technology at St Julie’s, had this to say: “This event attracts visitors and designers from all over the country and is an excellent platform to display the girls work and to promote the high standards of attainment achieved at St Julie's. Congratulations to all who submitted entries and to the three girls short listed.”
Assisi make their mark St Francis of Assisi High School have been crowned the winners of Make Your Mark with a Tenner 2010 by some of Britain’s biggest businesses. The competition, organised by Enterprise UK, gives its entrants £10, with a month to develop their ideas into a moneymaking business. Assisi pupils came up with Wildflower Seeds, and “Change for Change”: to bring about environmental change, packs of seeds would be sold to raise money for a trip to New York, to spread their message of change globally. After one month, the students had raise £405.50, and £200 in the form of sponsorship from Iceland, earning the title of Best Business Idea. Their prize consisted of a trophy, a visit from a leading entrepreneur to the school, and £100 to expand on the ambitious yet successful concept. Luciana Berger MP said: “I’m incredibly impressed with the students from the Academy of St Francis of Assisi. I’m sure that these students will be the business leaders of the future and I wish them every success.” Educate The Magazine for Parents and Pupils
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Maths of the Day It all adds up at Anfield St John’s Bosco recently enjoyed a day of mathematics, with a difference. Year 11 students were given the opportunity to study their subject at a building synonymous with teachings and wise words – Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club. Pupils were involved in numerous mathematics workshops throughout the day, and helped the students in a variety of ways. These ranged from being faced with basic mathematical equations, to participating in interactive situations, which gave the students an alternative way of looking at the subject, and helped them to prepare for their upcoming GCSE exams. It was a way of undertaking revision, in a manner that would bring more fun and spontaneity to the task. The students were rewarded for their hard work and discipline by being allowed to tour the famous stadium, ending up in the trophy room. It’s unlikely that the students needed any revision to determine how many European Cups were inside, one of which the pupils were allowed to lift at the end of what all agreed was a very enjoyable and educational day.
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Childwall Sports College recently held its annual Creative Arts Award for the students with disciplines in Art, Drama and Dance. The awards recognised the achievements of youngsters in the arts subjects of 2009/10. Individual winners were: Dance: Jennifer Anderson and Siobhan Tipton; Art: Katie Prentice; Drama: Jodie E’von; Music: Kieron Hoare, Aaron Julius; Gifted and Talented: Emily Laing; Instrumental Award: Julia Manley; Key Stage 3 Creative Arts Excellence Awards: Thomas McIntyre; Key Stage 4 Creative Arts Excellence Awards: Graeme Pitt; Key Stage 5 Creative Arts Excellence Awards: Rachael Tsai The awards evening took place at the Philharmonic Hall before a large and appreciative audience of governors, staff, parents and students. Head teacher, Dewi Phillips, said: “We have an abundance in talents in all subjects at Childwall Sports College. The Creative Arts Awards evening was a glittering occasion. My congratulations go to all winners.”
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Meet the Headteacher Alison Dearden, Shorefields Technology College
Alison Dearden was recently appointed as the new Headteacher at Shorefields Technology College, Liverpool. Alison has 25 years teaching experience, starting her teaching career in Sheffield and Rotherham before moving to Eastbourne. Alison is now looking forward to her role in developing and building upon the school’s progress and achievements.
Our secret is our success What do you want to bring to the school? I want every child to enjoy every day of their education and want to come to school, my motivation is for every child to be happy and successful and to have an environment were everybody is positive, and respectful of each other, which is actually already here, but I want to develop it even more. I would like to see the development of the whole child, which I think has been missing in education, for so long the focus has been on GCSE and A Level results. What are your plans for Shorefields? Shorefields is an incredible school, I have worked in a number of schools and I must say that Shorefields is the best that I have ever seen. Its results get better each year and we received a good with outstanding in our last Ofsted report. There are already many fantastic things happening at the school, but, I am a perfectionist and myself and the staff want to make things even better for the children and help to raise the standards even further and make sure that progress is even better. What we want to do is make sure that what we are offering the children is 34
specific to their individual needs and that we really are preparing them for the world so that they can be successful. We have a really strong curriculum that prepares them for work with vocational qualifications but we are going to develop that even more to become a Centre of Excellence for vocational qualifications going all the way through to Sixth Form.
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For those children that want to focus on academic qualifications the curriculum will cater for their needs as well, so there will be something for everybody. We want to create an environment at Shorefields that children feel cared for and nurtured and can grow personally as well as develop their own wellbeing in the school. We have also developed the student roles in the school with a student leadership team which provides them with a strong student voice to communicate their needs and be heard.
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The school has seen a steady improvement over the years, what do you put this down too? This is down to really good teaching and learning, really good teachers and the professional development of them. It’s about having staff who want to continually improve and about people being dedicated to what they are doing and working long hours It’s also about having very good structures, we know every child in the school, we know them personally but we also know what progress and how much progress they are making and we monitor that very closely picking up any issues they may have. If we identify any issues we work with the child and their parents to bring that child back on track but we also celebrate if they are making good progress and all of these things give a very positive ethos were children can feel successful. Shorefields has always been involved in the community – will this still be the case? The really exciting thing about Shorefields is that we are now part of the South Liverpool Trust and we have a number of very active partners who make up that trust and this will
strengthen our links and we are able to give more opportunities to the children. For example we are working very closely with Sustain the housing group to look at the job opportunities that they are developing in the area and we are going to put the qualifications in place so that the children can develop the skills to move into those areas. We are also partners of Liverpool University and again we are looking at how those links can be an advantage to our children. Through all these links there is more and more potential for each child and it is really exciting. I must say that in all my years in education, I have never seen such a group from the community who are so active in supporting the school, it really is unique and I think that we will soon be seen as a Centre of Excellence for this partnership. What we do have at this school is a 21st century community, we have children that come from a wide range of backgrounds and also have a very cohesive community within the school. We don’t have issues with bullying or racism, we are a very caring, loving community and our children learn how to get on positively with each other and I think that is a really good grounding for anybody living in the 21st century. What are your primary aims for Shorefields? We certainly want to become recognized as a Centre of Excellence, our secret is our success and in the past people have completely the wrong idea of Shorefields and I would say to anybody ‘come and have a look round’. Like many schools we have, unfortunately, had a reputation but there is no foundation to this and I
would personally be delighted to show anyone around the school. I came for an interview in February of this year not knowing the school, and within an hour I was totally bowled over and so impressed by the children and by the staff which is why I believe the school and pupils deserve to be recognized for their achievements. What does the future hold for Shorefields? I want Shorefields to be seen as an outstanding school, not just in the north west but in the UK and people to visit
us and see the work we do. I think we are almost there; it’s just the recognition of what we have already achieved and what we are doing that is missing. Clearly our standards will continue to rise and we will aim to be outstanding in all areas and all our children can continue to learn to develop their academic and social skills. This is a school that has made a lot of progress and it is poised to take off and do even better. We have a really good feel at this school and we want to share that with the community as a whole.
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Secondary School News
Tall ambitions Students seek to get ahead Dami So and Sahar Salimi are pupils with firm ambitions; Dami wants to study law at Cambridge, Sahar plans to “design skyscrapers” as an architect. With competition for dwindling places increasing, more and more sixth form pupils and colleges are turning their attention to how they can make themselves stand out from the crowd. Dami and Sahar, both 18, are pupils at Notre Dame Catholic College for the Arts in Liverpool. Sahar gained 3 A’s and a C at A Level and gained a place at the University of Liverpool to study architecture while Dami hopes to win a coveted place at Cambridge in 2011. Head of sixth form at the college, Anne Marie Costello, works with the pupils and local universities to help identify opportunities to work with local business or gain extra experience to help the students stand out from their peers. “You have to go the extra mile”, she says, “projected grades are getting higher and higher. Yet there are opportunities out there to help give students a strong footing, give them an insight into what working life is like, helping to develop their skills”. Last summer, both Dami and Sahar were selected to work for four weeks with a local business as part of a bursary scheme funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Organised by Maestro, the bursary helps to give students experience in their chosen field. Sahar worked for a month with Liverpool architecture firm Constructive Thinking. Last year, Sahar was also accepted onto the Liverpool Scholars Scheme. Run by the University of Liverpool, it is a programme for Year 12 students aimed at supporting their entry into the university.
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Sahar Salimi The pupils complete a portfolio of work linked to the subjects they are studying. Sahar’s project examined e-business, following on from the coursework she was preparing for her IT A Level coursework.
Double whammy Liverpool school St Margaret’s reached the finals of two prestigious sporting tournaments recently. The 1st XI football team including students from years 11, 12 and 13 reached the final of the ESFA knockout played at Goodison Park. After winning through nine rounds, including a fantastic home win in front of the rest of the school in the semi-finals, they travelled the long journey down to Torquay only to find that the game had been called off due to a waterlogged
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pitch, the game took weeks to reorganise, but finally the match was scheduled at the home of Everton Football Club, and St Margaret’s were at the wrong end of an agonising defeat to a strong Barking Abbey School from London. The Year 8 Basketball Squad reached the second of the two finals after a tremendous run of victories against schools from London and Manchester before losing to a strong and taller great Barrow School from Essex.
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West Derby School, Liverpool recently held a Motivate Maths/Inspire ICT Week. During the week, the boys took part in lessons with a focus on maths and computing. The use of maths and computing in other curriculum areas was highlighted in a variety of ways; in PE pupils were involved in group work, scoring, measuring and recording events at a mini-Olympics. Statistics are used frequently outside school, from reporting the news to sports analysis. This was recognised through activities such as reading and creating pictograms in geography, the use of war statistics in history and data representation by graphs and diagrams in science. There was a special slant to maths lessons during the week, with pupils at Key Stage Three using a carousel system and working with different maths teachers to take part in fun activities including maths games, problem solving and group work. Pupils throughout the school thoroughly enjoyed the activities they took part in and they are looking to make the event even bigger and better next year.
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Door opens on West Derby Students are welcomed into £28million new home West Derby School is starting the new term with a new multi-million pound building, complete with stateof-the-art facilities. Pupils and staff at the Maths and Computing Specialist School will enjoy a new Theatre and Media Suite, sports and activities studio, an outdoor terrace, catering standard kitchen facilities as well as conference facilities and cutting edge ICT. Sixth Formers have a specially designated study area and café. Developed by Balfour Beatty, the new West Derby School on West Derby Road is the second wave of Liverpool’s Building Schools for the Future programme, and is the first to be completed after a three-year building programme, which brought the school’s various sites under one roof. The school’s 1,200 pupils, boys aged 11-18 (girls are welcomed to Sixth Form) are coming back to school staggered across one week, giving staff the opportunity to provide tours of the new facilities and layout. Headteacher Margaret Rannard believes the students now have the learning environment they deserve. “The new facilities mean we have been able to widen our curriculum. For example our new sports facilities include a boxing studio so can offer boxercise and circuit training, which is great for the boys. The
conference facilities mean we can welcome visiting speakers from universities and different industries to provide talks to our Year 11 and Sixth Form. The Media Suite means that now, in addition to our film and media courses we can now offer a Film-Making course on our curriculum. Our results this year have been outstanding – 97% of GCSE pupils achieved 5 A-C results – and that was at our previous site. The sky is the
limit with this new building”. The school will be offering its facilities open to the wider community. They will be running courses for 14 – 19 year olds as well as ICT facilities for primary school children. See the new facilities for yourself at West Derby School’s Open day, 3.00pm – 7.00pm, Thursday 30 September. For more information contact the school on 0151 235 1333
Teenagers give up holidays to help orphans
Ghana orphanage helpers from Halewood Centre for Learning (l to r) Alex Quigley, Becky Thorpe, Cheryl Gibb, Angela Dempsey and teacher Jenny Ku.
Four teenagers from Knowsley gave up their summer holidays to help some of the most deprived children in the world. The sixteen year olds from Halewood Centre for Learning flew out to work at the Christian Refugee Orphanage centre in Ghana. The centre helps feed, clothe and house children who are orphans, as well as prepare them for the outside world. Cheryl Gibb from Halewood is one of the four who went to work there for two weeks and was well aware that the trip was an eye-opener. She said: “I didn’t know what to expect but it was a bit weird at first. The staff there had told us that the electricity supply had been down for a while and there was no running water – you have to go and get it. “It was hard as I love a hot bath and my creature comforts but we were there to help these children and to see how other people have to live. We’re all interested in getting jobs in the charity sector later on, so we think this will help with that too.” Educate The Magazine for Parents and Pupils
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Tackling climate change Project to reduce carbon footprints Merseytravel have announced plans to be involved with a multi partner climatlantic project. The project in partnership with five European countries; Portugal, Spain, England, Ireland and France, aims to reduce the carbon footprint over the Atlantic Arc (the western side of these countries) There are four pillars to the project; mobility, territorial management, energy and social behaviour; Merseytravel are the lead partner on the social behaviour pillar, though they are also contributing their expertise to the other three pillars. There are three pilots which schools can get involved with: Your Choice – a millionaire game covering environmental issues Climatlantic website – teaching children and young people about climate change issues Enviro-cruises – There is a proposal for the ferries to do educational envirocruises, taking school groups to see the wind farms in Liverpool Bay and along the Mersey River coastline, to learn about harnessing energy from wind. They will also provide information on Merseytravel sustainable development initiatives and a potential project by Peel Holdings to harness tidal river energy. The trip has various additional possibilities, for instance, it could include a visit to Crosby beach to see Anthony Gormley’s iron men - ‘Another Place’;
and/or to Hilbre Island to view the wildlife nature - birds and hopefully seals. Mersytravel are looking to get the views of teachers to talk about the viability of the cruises, and to have their input at the inception stage so that they start off on the right track – by making the cruises a valuable addition to curriculum teaching in the classroom.
Focus groups If you are interested in being part of a focus group to express your views on the idea, and to consequently take a group of students on a trial run of the cruise contact: chris.murphy@merseytravel.gov.uk
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Pupils are dapper in Sefton More than 700 pupils at schools in south Sefton have become travel and environmentally dapper through DRAPA. Special workshops were held at six schools in the borough trying to help reduce incidents such as anti-social behaviour, bus and rail safety, fire safety, hoax calls, vandalism, graffiti, litter, dog fouling and internet safety. The project, called DRAPA (short for drama, rap & performance, activities), sees actors from Mojo Theatre, Elemental Education and staff from Merseytravel help teach children about anti-social behaviour and environmental issues. Pupils at Hillside High, St Wilfred’s High, St Ambrose Barlow, Litherland High, Savio High and St George of England all took part in the workshops performing short plays and singing raps in front of fellow pupils. The workshops were led by Mojo The38
atre and funded by Sefton Council's Environmental Community Engagement Team. Sefton Council Environmental and Technical Services Director, Peter Moore, said: “Workshops like these are fun and enjoyable and drive home a very important message. "All young people in Sefton need to understand that dropping litter, dog fouling, graffiti and fly tipping are anti-social and can have a negative impact on where they live." Billy Bradshaw, from Merseytravel, said: "The DRAPA performances are a fantastic example of partnership working to deliver serious messages to young people. "They allow students to fully recognise how anti-social behaviour affects the community that they live in and informs them on how to travel safely whilst using public transport."
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A cap and gown graduation rounded off a project to help primary pupils in Knowsley raise their game. Five hundred pupils from twelve schools across the borough were handed awards in a gala event at Liverpool’s Hope University. The seven to 11 year olds have been taking part in a host of after school activities as part of the Children’s University programme. The national scheme to enhance attendance and performance introduces children to activities they would not normally learn in the school day. In Knowsley, they can learn everything from sign language to family cooking and they need to attend at least thirty hours of sessions to “graduate”. The programme is now in its second year and 19 of the latest graduates are getting a gold award for going to 100 hours of activities over the year. The graduation ceremony is held at Hope University to encourage the children to think about taking up further education, later in their lives. Knowsley’s cabinet member for Children and Families Cllr Graham Wright, said: “The Children’s University is a fantastic way to encourage the pupils to try something different and find new hobbies. “By hosting the graduation ceremony in one of our local universities, it shows the children that university is within their grasp, and gives them a taste of what it would be like to graduate.”
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School dinners these days are suggested as the healthy option, but I am worried about portion sizes and my child being able to get seconds. Is it easier to control their intake of food and hence avoid any weight concerns by opting for a pack lunch instead? In recent years, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's involvement in making school meals healthier has led to some radical changes in the canteen. More recent changes have meant that schools now choose their own catering supplier. The result has been increased interest in providing a healthier lunch for the best possible price to parents. In secondary schools, there is often a wide choice available, and many schools have a salad bar offering salad, pasta and baked potatoes, alongside the alternative cooked meal and sandwiches. While there are not usually any formal restrictions on the amounts of food the children can buy, food is served in normal portion sizes. Most schools do not police the food children buy at lunchtime or what they bring in for packed lunches, but usually fizzy drinks are not allowed and drinking water is encouraged. Staff are present in the lunchroom, and if you are concerned that your child is purchasing too much at lunchtime, or the wrong types of food, then you could write to the form tutor and express your concerns discreetly. They may then be able to speak to the kitchen staff and ask them to keep an eye on your child's lunchtime purchases. By setting a good example of healthy living at home, providing meals in normal portion sizes, and allowing healthy snacks, you’ll also be able to maintain a good idea of what your child is consuming during the day. At this stage of their development, it’s also crucial that you feed them when they’re hungry, prepare well-balanced meals, and encourage them to exercise and take part in games. This should all control their weight, without drawing attention to it, and without encouraging an eating disorder which could be damaging to their health and wellbeing.
My son has gone back to school on the back of a glowing end of term report and was previously working in the top group of his class. On his first day back to school he informed us that he is now working in the second group based on a quick assessment on their first day back. He is 7 years old and has just started juniors, should we leave it until a parents’ evening to discuss or should we call the school to speak to his teacher ? It’s highly unusual for a school to make an assessment to set the children with one simple test. The usual procedure for changing groups requires thorough assessments of a child's ability in various areas. Before a level is given in a report, the teacher examines the term’s work. When a child is reported to have moved up to the next level on the Assessing Pupil Progress (APP) plan, evidence of their progress and development on three different occasions needs to be found. I would be very surprised if the change to the children's group was made based on one test, so I would suggest you contact the teacher as soon as possible to find out what has happened. In the meantime, try not to discuss the matter in front of your
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son as you may inadvertently knock his confidence. Remember, while he is a bright child performing well, the teacher may have decided he'd feel better and succeed at a different level - which in the long term would increase his confidence and chances of succes.
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My daughter is 10 years old and has started to become interested in watching some of the television soaps. Most of them fall before the watershed on TV, however some of the content concerns me, the latest storyline of Eastenders being a case in point. Should I let her watch such television drama or could it be harmful to her? For children on the playground, talking about what they watch on TV is part of a bonding experience, and all of them want to have seen the same shows or they feel left out of the conversation. Many parents have concerns about the sorts of television shows which their children want to watch, and all parents have different ideas about what's suitable for their child. As a general rule, it's always best to watch the soap or programme yourself first so that you can see if you're happy with the storylines and the language used and decide if they are appropriate. It's worth keeping in mind that childhood is fleeting, and that growing up is a once in a lifetime experience. Speak to some other parents you trust about ideas for good TV programmes and films which you could enjoy together - as a family - and enjoy the experience. It may be the case that this lessens your daughter's desire to watch the soaps, or at least give her more TV programmes and films to talk about with her school friends.
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OPEN EVENING Tuesday 5th October 2010 6.00-8.30pm for parents with daughters seeking entry in September 2011, at this popular voluntary aided Catholic school for girls. You are invited to come along and see this outstanding popular school. Girls travel to Bellerive from all across the city. Meet pupils and staff, view facilities and collect an application form and prospectus. Pupils will be available to guide you around the site. There will two presentations in the school hall during the evening. Please enter via the Elmfield site on Ullet Road Bellerive FCJ Catholic College, Windermere Terrace, Sefton Park, Liverpool
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Meet the Headteacher Frances Harrison, Notre Dame Catholic College for the Arts
Frances Harrison, newly appointed Headteacher at Notre Dame Catholic College for the Arts in Everton, is absolutely delighted that this summer’s examination results saw more students than ever gain top grades. Whilst she is justifiably proud of the accolade ‘highest achieving girls school in the country for student progress’ her ambitions for the college go even further.
A star performance Our examination excellence is not limited to our specialism. A Level students secured a 100% pass rate in 19 departments, showing particular strength in traditional subjects, whilst at GCSE, over 80% of pupils achieved top grades in Science. The college achieved its best ever A Level results, with a third of pupils receiving A*, A and B grades, a 10% increase on last year. Meanwhile in Year 11, pupils have improved again with 85.4% gaining an A* to C grade at GCSE. “The highly acclaimed performances that feature annually at Our Summer Arts Festival and other events across the city, clearly demonstrates that in terms of creativity and performance, our pupils lead the way. This year’s fantastic examination results are testimony that our girls receive a holistic education that provides them with the real skills and qualifications they need to take their next step, whether it’s into higher education or employment”. Liverpool born, Frances has dedicated 42
twenty five years of her teaching career to the girls at the college, nine as Deputy Headteacher and last year as the Acting Headteacher. She said: “I am under no illusions about the task ahead of me. My experiences last year enhanced my understanding of how the role changes your relationship with the staff, students and parents. The reality is that the buck now stops with me and I am relishing the challenge”. Frances has a very clear vision for how she would like the college to develop which is driven by her genuine commitment to provide the best possible education and experiences for the girls. She has already strengthened her leadership team in readiness for the new academic year. She explained: “Obviously we are very successful so there is a degree of maintenance that needs to occur, I have been here for so long that I am very clear about what needs to stay the same and what changes need to be made. I have given considerable time and thought as to how I will make my vision a reality. Confidence is something that Frances
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believes the college, through its specialism can instil in all its students. “For me, it’s about using the arts to support our students in terms of mental toughness, developing their confidence and self esteem. Everything we do now places greater emphasis on empowering our students to present themselves at their very best by equipping them with the appropriate presentation, communication and life skills. As well as all the cultural experiences the arts will offer them, all the evidence shows that students who are involved in the arts achieve more academically too”. The college, which has had students perform on an international stage on many occasions, also has a plan to take the arts in to the community with a high-tech ArtsBus to provide a mobile centre for creative training and performance to every child on Merseyside. With a recording studio, software for interactive musical tuition and a performance centre the ArtsBus offers the opportunity to bring cutting edge technology to anyone, anywhere.
As well as improved year-on-year examination results, attendance rates at the college are also exceptional. Frances puts this down to a personalised approach that engages every student. “Often you have a lot of academic information about students but you may not have information about their qualities. What are they good at? Are they good communicators, are they good listeners? The thing for me is Personalised Pathways whether it was about attendance or motivation,
whether it’s mental toughness or academic achievement every student in this college has their own specific programme that they are following to get the best from them. To me you can not get better than that”
Harrison File Born: Liverpool, 1962 Education: Our Lady of Saint Swithin, Croxteth, Mary Help of Christians High School, Croxteth, BSc (Hons) Liverpool University, Post Graduate Certificate Education, Liverpool Institute of Higher Education, National Professional Qualification for Headship. Career: Croxteth Comprehensive Notre Dame Catholic College for the Arts
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Challenged to Achieve St Mary’s College is a thriving community which places a high value on all-round personal development and outstanding academic achievement. Our school is built on strong Christian values which emphasise the importance of caring for others and striving for excellence in all we do. Typically we record pass rates of up to 99% in GCSE and A level and our rich programme of extra-curricular activities equips pupils with the skills and values which will guide and support them throughout their lives.
Open Days For a full picture of life at the College, please visit our website at www.stmarys.ac then come along to one of our Open Days:
Open Evening: Thursday October 14th 2010, 5.00 pm – 8.30 pm
Open Morning: Saturday October 16th 2010, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm In addition, the Principal is pleased to meet individual parents and prospective pupils by appointment and to arrange a guided tour of the school at work.
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Make the right choice for your child’s secondary education Choosing a secondary school for your child is always a difficult decision to make. In Knowsley, giving your child the best education is our priority. Our centres for learning are not just better buildings; they have also produced better discipline, attendance and exam grades. In Knowsley, secondary education has been transformed, with our seven new centres for learning delivering the best GCSE results ever seen in the borough. These results demonstrate how our new centres for learning have started to significantly boost performance and raise standards of learning even further.
How to apply Pick up a booklet from any of Knowsley’s One Stop Shops and libraries from 10 September – the form will be inside. Remember - if you live in Knowsley you must apply by completing the Knowsley application form. However, if you live outside of Knowsley you can still apply by completing your own local authority form. Deadline for submission is 31 October. Further information about each centre for learning and how to apply online are available on our website www.knowsley.gov.uk Knowsley’s centres for learning - bringing together the best of traditional education and modern teaching methods
Centres for Learning - inspiring, exploring, achieving www.knowsley.gov.uk
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DIPLOMA LAUNCH Recognising sporting excellence Liverpool Compact EBP in conjunction with the 14-19 Partnership launched the newest qualification in town to the business community, at Everton Football Club - The Sport & Active Leisure Diploma! Championed nationally by Arsenal and Premier Sport and locally by Liverpool City Council Sports & Recreation Service, the Diploma is being taught in Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College.
Carl Giles – Diploma Tutor, Archbishop Beck and Maria Hart – Events Manager, Liverpool Compact EBP
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Mike Corley, Chief Executive of Liverpool Compact with Employer Champions , Martin Jones and Liz Lamb from Liverpool City Council Sports & Recreation Service
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MUSICAL MERSEYSIDE Talent shines brightly
VOICES TOGETHER Budding young aspiring singers from across Merseyside made a dream come true recently when they performed at the Liverpool ECHO Arena for ‘Schools Supersing Liverpool’. Youngsters from schools across Merseyside united to form one of the biggest choirs ever assembled in Liverpool for a rousing event, hosted by former Hollyoaks characters, ‘Max & OB’, aka actors Matt Littler and Darren Jon-Jeffries.
SUMMER SOUNDS Calderstones School held its annual Summer Concert in July. The event went ahead inside Quarry Hall due to the inclement summer weather but as ever, was an evening of different styles of music and dance enjoyed by a full house comprising pupils, parents, governors and friends of the school. Head of Music, Mr Sheard commented: “Over 100 pupils were involved, taking part in performances by the School Orchestra, Singing Group, Jazz Band and Chamber Choir”.
CREATIVE PLAY Schools share community awareness
LEARNING THE FUN WAY As part of its annual Community Week, Rice Lane Junior School, Walton held a unique workshop with pupils from Redbridge High School. Teacher, Cathy Pratt from Redbridge, said: “The workshop provides a unique opportunity for children with severe and profound multiple learning difficulties to work, play and create as equals with their mainstream peers.
INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATIONS It was the world in one school at West Derby in July as two days of lessons were turned over to a celebration of international culture. Pupils sampled a South African lunchtime menu which was inspired by the World Cup. The menu included Zulu meatballs, fresh grilled Boerewors and Potjiekos, which is South Africa’s version of Scouse. Other students created artwork inspired by world culture.
Exam News
Record breakers GCSE and A Level results With the number of pupils nationally Meanwhile Sefton have seen an increase achieving A*-E at A Level reported to be up from their 2009 results with 5 A*-C improving by 0.1 per cent – from 97.5 per cent last year, to a commendable 82% from 77.4% in 2009 and to 97.6 per cent this year – it means 55.3 including English and Maths, up from 53.2 Liverpool’s pass rate is currently improving in 2009. at four times the national average. Sefton’s A level are yet again expected to Major success stories include Archbishop increase upon 2009 results but are subject to Beck Catholic College in Walton and St confirmation. Edwards Catholic College in West Derby which both achieved a 100 per cent pass rate. St Francis Xavier (SFX) School in Woolton also achieved its best ever A-Level results, with its pass rate rocketing from 93.8 percent last year to 97.1 percent. Students from Notre Dame Catholic College for the Arts are celebrating with the schools best ever A Level results. The Everton secondary school has seen a dramatic increase in the number of pupils securing top grades, with one pupil receiving two of the new A* Level. In Knowsley too students are celebrating after achieving a massive improvement in their results. Amber rs’ Girls’ School: The provisional results show that there has Merchant Taylor A* in French he been a big improvement for top performers Anirah with with A*-C A-Levels and equivalent: 58.8% (up 8.3% from 2009). The overall pass rate continues to be high. At GCSE Level provisional figures show a massive nine per cent jump in the number of pupils achieving five or more A*- C grades including English and Maths - up from 44 per cent in 2009 to 53 per cent this year. Liverpool’s provisional figures also show the number of pupils gaining five or more A*-C grades overall has increased by an incredible 10 per cent, to 83 per cent. The number of pupils nationally achieving A*-C overall is reported to be 69.1% this year – up from 67.1% in 2009. Starrin Successful schools include Englang role for Ar Alsop High in Walton, which has their A d High Scho chbishop Bla * Leve o seen a 10 per cent increase in l result l pupils as t nch Church o hey ce s pupils achieving A*-C grades, up lebratef to 84 percent; and Holly Lodge Girls College, West Derby, which increased its overall A*-C rate from 59% to 86% and it’s A*-C rate including English and Maths from 34% to 51%. Notre Dame Catholic College, Everton has seen an increase in A*-C including English and Maths, from 31% in 2009 to 46% this year. Archbishop Blanch, L7, has seen A*-C including English and Maths rise from 67% to 83%. Once again, Knowsley has shown increasingly strong performance in the GCSEs, with 37.7% of pupils achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* – C, an increase of 4.2 %. Across the borough, the top performing schools were Halewood Centre for Learning with 56% and St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning with 54%. Christ the St Edmund Arrowsmith students celebrate their King Centre for Learning achieved a GCSE results with principal Martyn Campbell phenomenal leap of 15% from 20% in 2009 to 35% this year.
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SUPERSTARS CELEBRATE Schools celebrate on and off the field
MAKE OURS A TREBLE! Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Liverpool celebrated after a fantastic footballing treble. The 1st XI won the Bill Murphy Memorial Trophy and the Merseyside Senior Shield. Goals came from James Kennedy and Paul Mooney in the Bill Murphy Memorial Shield and from Peter Donnelly and Callum Webb in the Merseyside Senior Shield.
Above: Cutting a dash the Cardinal Heenan squad Left: Goalkeeper Lee Berril had an inspiring season
HIGHLIGHTING SUCCESS Broadgreen International School held their inaugural sports awards evening to reward the achievements, attitude and commitment of sporting talent that the school has. Rewards and trophies were handed out by Terry Etim, professional world champion UFC star, and Richard Downes, up and coming professional UFC star.
ECO CHAMPS PRAISE Hundreds of students from across Sefton recently attended the third annual Sefton Eco Champs 2010 at Bootle Town Hall. Winners were chosen in categories to tie in with the sustainable schools framework. The Mayor of Sefton, Cllr Maureen Fearn, who presented the trophies, said: “It is wonderful to see so many young people working hard on projects to look after the environment”.
Travel and Traffic Category winner Eleasha Jones from Marshside Primary School, Southport
St Michael’s High School, Crosby
Farnborough Road Infant School, Birkdale
Buildings and Grounds Primary (Individual) was Michael Foster from Marshside Primary School, Southport
Broadgreen International School Join the Journey…
Broadgreen has always been a leader in education In 1992 we were the first school in northern England to offer the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma. Since then we have won awards for our curriculum, healthy living, study support, inclusion, sports and career guidance. Last year we were named as the best school in the U.K for the way we use ICT to enhance teaching and learning. We are also Liverpool's first International School because of our exciting multicultural curriculum, our international links and our ability to produce world class students. We have partner schools in Italy, Ireland, Norway, and Benin and our expeditions have taken us to France, Spain, Iceland, Japan, India and the USA. That doesn't mean that we are too big to remember our individual students' needs. In fact, our last Ofsted inspection found that: “Transition arrangements from primary schools are highly effective in enabling students to settle seamlessly into their new school” and “Attainment is rising significantly and the trend is set to continue”
To find out more visit us at our Open Evening Thursday 30th September 5.30pm-8.00pm or contact us to arrange a visit: 0151 254 6842 or by email to srouch@BroadgreenInternationalSchool.com
Clarendon College
Giving your child the freedom to learn and develop to their true potential We are a small independent school in Liverpool, providing high quality education for children from pre-school right through to GCSE level. Pupils 3-16, no more than 14 children per class. From ages 3-5 FREE child places still available! Our Nursery class offers Montessori education in which children learn in a prepared environment allowing them to develop at their own pace and giving them confidence in their own abilities thus ensuring, early goals are achieved. Infants and Juniors follow the National Curriculum. Senior children pursue GCSE courses. Before and after school supervision is available. There is after school tuition to prepare children for the Secondary Education exams (open to all school children). Contact us today to find out more about this proven teaching method which has been successful the world over.
For a prospectus or more information on this unique local independent school Telephone: 0151 494 2094 Mobile: 07952 441 886 Clarendon College, Garston Old Road, Liverpool L19 9AF
BROADGREEN’S GRAND SLAM Bugsy arrives in Liverpool
Broadgreen International School celebrated after three successful performances of the gangster musical Bugsy Malone. Over 50 pupils from year seven upwards took part in the production. Jonathan Hanson in the title role of Bugsy with Fat Sam, played by a dramatic and confident Brandon Butcher. Their 1920’s dress, vocal ability and movement set the scene well, especially in Thompson’s performance of Ordinary Fool. The comedy element came to the fore with Connagh Stokes’ role as Dandy Dan.
Leonne Thompson who played Blousey
A suave Jonathan Hanson as Bugsy Malone with (above), Kelsey Brady who played Tallulah
Sean Odukogbe, as Fizzy, gave an emotional and heart felt rendition of the solo ‘Tomorrow’.
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FESTIVAL OF SUCCESS Merseyside Primary Games
The Merseyside Sports Partnership hosted another fantastic Primary School Games with up to 800 young people competing in seven sports on one site. It proved to be a fantastic day - both weather wise and sporting wise - with every child receiving a medal.
St Theresa’s RC Primary, St Helens
St George’s Primary, Sefton Stephanie from All Saints, Kirkby tries her hand at speed stacking
Larkfield County Primary School, Sefton
Kensington Junior School, Liverpool
Blessed Sacrament, Liverpool
Pupils from Formby High School and Chesterfield Netball acted as referees
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CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT Compact Awards Evening The Liverpool Compact EBP glittering Gala Dinner and Awards Evening at the Liverpool Marriot Hotel for key businesses, large and small that have worked tirelessly with Liverpool Schools to prepare young people for the world of work.
Debbie Kenrick and Jenny Martin Liverpool Compact EBP with Major John Miller and Master at Arms Kevin Cosgrove
Howard Wing – Entertainer
Clare Molyneux – MC
Jenny Martin Liverpool Compact EBP with Christine Elliott of Gateacre Press and Mike Corley – Chief Executive, Liverpool Compact EBP
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Mike Corley, Liverpool Compact EBP, Jenny Martin Liverpool Compact EBP and Marion Thomas, Jaguar Land Rover
Mike Corley, Liverpool Compact EBP, Helen Orme, Liverpool John Moores University and Jenny Martin, Liverpool Compact EBP
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PROM PARADE Show stopping students celebrate Year 11 pupils and staff at Halewood Centre for Learning celebrated a successful year by holding a Prom Night at Leasowe Castle, Moreton. Maureen Irons, Year 11 Pastoral Assistant and Mrs Turner, organisers for the evening, said: “We had a fantastic evening and the pupils were a credit to themselves and the centre. What really made the evening was the fact that so many retired staff from the old college attended the evening, many saying that it was down to the fact that the year had so many talented and friendly pupils.
Halewood teachers Anthony Daly and Aidan Burns
Looking forward to the evening festivities
Colour co-ordination was the order of the day
The ladies prepare for a big night on the town
A dapper look from the boys
Time to let off your hair down after five years hard work
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A Star Performance We’re proud to announce that 85% of our students gained five or more A*– C grades in their GCSEs.
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Kensington Youth Games Pupils from eight different schools in the Kensington area of Liverpool celebrated after competing in the annual Kensington Youth Games. The event, billed as ‘The Friendly Games’ saw over 300 pupils take part in sports such as 5-a-side football, tag-rugby, netball and gymnastics. Sacred Heart Primary School
St Anne’s Stanley Primary School
Broadgreen Primary School
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Viewpoint
Why is it so important to have new school buildings? Is it important that our children are provided with brand new schools with 21st century learning technology available?
Elaine Ayre
Cllr Jane Corbett
David Cumberland
Elaine Ayre, Service Director, School and Early Years Services In Knowsley, our new Centres for Learning have created a service which better meets the needs of children, young people, their families, and contributes to the wider delivery of children's and neighbourhood services. This has been achieved by providing 21st century Centre learning environments and facilities equipped with the latest technology, leisure and cultural facilities. Such environments are safe, secure and welcoming and the whole buildings are learning resources with flexible and adaptable learning spaces allowing individual, small group and collaborative learning. Our children are our future and therefore they deserve the very best learning environments which fully prepare them to become lifelong learners who are well prepared to face future economic and social challenges. Cllr Jane Corbett, Cabinet Member, Education and Children's Services, Liverpool City Council New school buildings are absolutely vital if we are to deliver an education system which fully meets the needs of young people. We need high quality, flexible spaces, not only to accommodate new ways of learning - from kinesthetic to audio and visual - but to make sure education is inclusive, and that no child is left behind. And as education is evolving, so our school buildings need to evolve to mirror this. This will equip our young people with the skills they need to help us build a strong and economically sustainable City fit for the 21st century. New, energy efficient school buildings also keep the costs of fuel bills and maintenance low - which means more money can go into teaching and learning.
Building Schools for the Future (BSF) was hailed as the biggestever school buildings investment programme. The aim was to rebuild or renew nearly every secondary school in England. Now that the Government has scrapped many of the proposed new projects we ask why many educational professionals see it as so important to have new school buildings.
David Cumberland, Vice Dean of Education, Liverpool Hope University School design has changed little since education was made compulsory in the 19th century and yet what we require of our schools and what we are preparing our children for has changed dramatically. As we enter our second decade of the 21s century there is no agreement as to what a ‘school’ should look like, or indeed what it should be called. What is essential is that we have the very best teachers working with pupils in buildings fit for purpose, flexible enough to adapt to various needs, equipped with 21st century technology for 21st century learning." Vin Osbaldeston, Headteacher Freshfield Primary School, Sefton I often tell anyone who will listen that my job is to make sure that my staff have everything they need to do their jobs. Clearly the physical environment is central to this. Research into teaching methods and children’s development together with changes in government policy, advances in technology and the exposure children have to multi media, demand that the teaching be adaptable and sustainable.
Have your say: To suggest or contribute to a topic for debate in Viewpoint email us at: educate@merseymirror.com or to view our on-line poll visit: www.educatemagazine.com
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WHERE CAN WE GO? Your guide to what’s happening out & about in Merseyside
Doctor Who Live! Not to be d misse
Echo Arena Liverpool, Kings Dock, Liverpool 2nd-3rd November 2010 Tickets £25-£38.50 0844 8000 400
Horrible Science Floral Pavilion Theatre, Marine Promenade, Wallasey 2nd-6th November 2010 0151 666 0000 Tickets: £7.50-£12.00
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What are millions of animals doing in your kettle? Why doesn’t the moon wander off? How long would it take for your heart to pump enough blood to fill the theatre? Billy Miller has no idea what’s in store when he enters the crazy, awesome world of Horrible Science and soon he is under attack from beastly bacteria, vicious volts and foul fluids! Will he regain control before it’s too late? Using actors and jaw-dropping 3D Bogglevision effects, this astounding show has the awful answers – guaranteed to thrill you and your children!
BBC Worldwide will tour a series of dates for the very first production of Doctor Who Live. The new stage show, based upon the BBC’s smashhit, award-winning series Doctor Who, promises to deliver a spectacular audio/visual experience featuring live music, special effects and appearances from the show’s most popular monsters. Opening in wartime London and concluding in an epic onstage battle, audiences should expect the unexpected as the The Doctor’s arch-enemies the Daleks are joined by some of the best-loved and most terrifying monsters from the TV series including the Cybermen, Weeping Angels, Judoon and Oods to name but a few.
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FUTURE EVENTS
Liverpool Santa Dash 5k Fun Run Liverpool City Centre Sunday 5th December 9.30am The Liverpool Santa Dash is back again and in 2010 they are targeting 10,000 entries to ensure they get the World Santa Challenge title back from Las Vegas which they lost last year by just a few Santa’s. This will be the 6th year that it has been held in Liverpool and runs from the Liver Buildings to the Town Hall (5km) and there is also a 1km run for children. www.runliverpool.org.uk/SantaDash
Animal Magic Weekend
Throughout 2010 Spaceport Victoria Place, Seacombe 0151 330 1566 www.spaceport.org.uk
25-26th September Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Fish Lane, Burscough Lancashire 01704 895181
Join the world’s favourite inventor and his faithful pooch at the latest Spaceport exhibition. Visit Wallace’s workshop and see a selection of sets from the award winning films. A grand day out with cracking interactive contraptions for all the family
Animal fun for all the family with real Huskies, Meerkats, Skunks, Ferrets and Racoons plus much more. Also included are origami workshops, pond dipping, animal crafts and charities
FILM REVIEW
VIDEO REVIEW
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Rated 12A
Life in the Frozen Wilderness FremantleMedia Enterprises
Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman
Certificate: Exempt RRP: £19.99 Verdict: ★★★★★ By Andy Kelly
Verdict: ★★★★✩ By Andy Kelly Scott Pilgrim's life is so awesome. He's 23 years old, in a rock band, "between jobs," and keen player of video games, he is also dating a cute high school girl. Everything's fantastic until a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, roller blading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. But the path to Ms Flowers isn’t covered in rose petals. Ramona's seven evil exes stand between Scott and true happiness. Can Scott defeat all seven of the bad guys and get the girl without turning his precious little life upside-down, before the game is over? I didn't think that this would be my type of thing but the comedy, the style and the production of it was great. I'd recommend the movie to anyone who likes video games, rock music, and remembers what it was like to be young and in love. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is based on the six-part Oni Press graphic novel series created by Bryan Lee O'Malley.
The Sound of Music
Tuesday 12th October Wednesday 20th October Liverpool Empire Theatre 0844 847 2525 The worlds favourite musical comes to Liverpool starring Connie Fisher as Maria. Includes such family favourites as Favourite Things, Do-ReMi, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, and of course the glorious title song The Sound of Music, it's the perfect family treat!
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31st October Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool Hallowe'en Childrens Fancy Dress Party Disco with DJ Steve, Scary face painters, Fancy Dress competition and lots of spooky goings on. Creepy crawlies galore with Tropical Inc., who will be there with a selection of spiders, bugs and snakes Wooooooooo! Tickets £5 online at www.wegottickets.com/ event/81110
This 3-programme collection brings some of National Geographic’s most amazing and ground breaking programmes together into one unique set. Shot at both North and South Poles, the set illustrates the lives of the most iconic and unique animals inhabiting these remote areas. Despite having to contend with some of the most extreme landscapes and habitations on earth, this collection shows how several species are able to carve out lives for themselves. The three programmes are: ARCTIC KINGDOM: LIFE AT THE EDGE Only the strong survive at the top of the world. Stalk the Arctic ice with its fiercest predator, the polar bear, as it prowls one of the most forbidding places on the planet. REALM OF THE GREAT WHITE BEAR Discover the fate of a polar bear and her twin cubs at the icy top of the world. Cameras follow the family during a two-year Arctic odyssey filled with touching and unforgettable moments. EMPORERS OF THE ICE In the frozen wilderness of Antarctica, one creature has perfected the art of survival - the emperor penguin. Years of evolution have built an animal superbly adapted to the howling gales and sub-zero temperatures. The set is released on 6th September at a RRP of £19.99
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2nd-4th December 7.30pm LIPA Hope Street, Liverpool 0844 873 2888
24th-26th January 2011 ACC Liverpool Kings Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, L3 4FP 0151 475 8888 Tickets £35-£55
Using Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland as their inspiration, dance, music and design students collaborate to present an engaging and creative take on the much-loved novel. Performed by final year Dance and Music students.
Strictly Come Dancing Live returns to Liverpool in January 2011 following its sell out success this year. Based on the smashhit BBC1 TV series, Strictly Come Dancing Live sees celebrity contestants and their dance partners waltz their way around the country.
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5-8 Years ARRRRGH! Slimosaur! by Alan MacDonald – £4.99 This is an incredibly funny book full of Neanderthal nonsense and primitive puns. Join Iggy as he sets off with his father on a hunting trip, unaware of what perils that lie ahead. A rioting tale! Judy Moody and Stink! The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt by Megan McDonald – £4.99 Join Judy Moody in another one of her adventures. This tale tells of the mysterious Captain Weevil, a one eyed buccaneer and a scraggly beard. What else could you ask for? Hilarious! Boy Zero Wannabe Hero by Peter Millett – £4.99 Charlie Applejack doesn’t want a safe job, but what else to do when the Super School rejects you when your powers aren’t strong enough? A laugh out loud tale and a great read.
9-12 Years Fiction Nerds by Michael Buckley – £5.99 In the first book of the series N.E.R.D.S is a fantastic tale of five unpopular students who run a spy network from inside their elementary school. Read as they battle with James Bond type villains and use their enchanted abilities to combat evil! Robe of Skulls by Vivian French – £4.99 New form acclaimed author Vivian French comes a new set of titles with a ghoulish twist. This being the first. A terribly fantastic tale all starting in the village of Fracture! Her best yet! Grim Gruesome - Viking Villain by Rosalind Kerven – £5.99 Imagine Dahl style jokes and adventure thrown in! That is what makes this such a fantastic read, not to mention it’s full of Viking tales! Gripping and my favourite book at the moment read and make it yours too! Highly recommended!
Teenage Fiction Rubies in the Snow by Kate Hubbard – £5.99 Reading this is like being swept into a world full of parties, strawberry ice and skating on palace lakes, until Anastasia realises that her world is about to change forever, the common people are no longer enchanted by their princess…Gripping! The Agency by Y S Lee – £6.99 This is the first book in a riveting new Victorian detective trilogy telling of a young lady Mary Quinn. Once a convicted thief and then rescued from the gallows she soon realises the older she gets people are not who they seem… My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick – £6.99 A heart stopping read that will grip you as soon as you lift the first page… Telling of Tomas a man with a past and deadly intent that is tracking him, a forest with one hundred thousand birch trees and a father and son who must face a soulless enemy. Gripping! Are you a librarian, teacher or purchasing manager? Do you buy books for your business or institution? Waterstones Liverpool offers a comprehensive account sales service. Contact Vic Brazel, Sales Department, Waterstones Liverpool, 14-16 Bold Street, Liverpool L1 4DS. Tel: 0151 707 1649
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS LIVERPOOL AIGBURTH ST CHARLES’ CATHOLIC PRIMARY Tramway Road, L17 7JA 0151 727 5830 Headteacher: Mr Chris Davey Email: charles-ao@st-charles. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 121 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 21 Extra School Activities: Music clubs, choir, recorder group, dance Sports Activities: Athletics, football, rounders, cricket, SATS: (2006) KS2 English Level 4 79% Level 5 16%, Mathematics Level 4 63% Level 5 11%, Science Level 4 58% Level 5 16% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA with set criteria Associated Schools St Benedict’s Special facilities: Parent & Toddlers ST MICHAEL-IN-THE-HAMLET PRIMARY Neilson Road, L17 7BA 0151 727 3215 Headteacher: Mrs Ruth Town Email: michaelhamlet-ao@st-michael hamlet.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 433 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School club Extra School Activities: Orchestra, Samba Drumming Sports Activities: Athletics, football, cricket SATS: KS2 English Level 4 84% Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 85% Level 5 44%, Science Level 4 93% Level 5 49% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Shorefields High, St Margaret CE, St Hilda CE & Arcbishop Blanch Special facilities: Nursery & Parent Toddler group SUDLEY INFANT Dundonald Road, L17 0AE 0151 727 1139 Parentline 0151 728 9639 Headteacher: Ms Ruth Thomas Email: sudleyi-ao@sudley-inf. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.sudleyinfantschool.co.uk Type of School: Community Age Range: 3-7 Pre & After School Activities: Kid’s Club after school Extra School Activities: Art & craft, sport, cooking, origami, multi skills etc Sports Activities: Varied Admission: LA SUDLEY JUNIOR Aigburth Road, L17 6BH 0151 427 2941 Headteacher: Mr Scott Connell Email: sudleyj-ao@sudley-jun. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 370 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Computer clubs, music clubs and others Sports Activities: Football, cricket, cross country, tag rugby SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 40%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 50%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 61% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Calderstones
THE HAMLETS PREPARATORY SCHOOL GDST 23 Belvidere Road, L8 3TF 0151 471 1137 Headteacher: Ms Jane Humble Email: j.steele@belvedere.gdst.net Web: www.gdst.net/hamlets Type of School: All girls with nursery, pre-prep and prep Pupils: 160 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club, After School Club and Holiday Clubs Extra School Activities: Numerous including yoga, photography, orchestra, choir, performing arts, tennis, art, puzzles, computer, archaeology Sports Activities: Weekly swimming lessons and PE with specialist tennis coaching SATS: Taken at year 6 with usually at least 75% achieving Level 5 and 100% Level 4 Languages: Spanish, French & Japanese Club Admission: Contact Mrs J Steele for a personally guided tour with the Headmistress and to arrange an assessment or taster day. Associated Schools: Bluecoat, Merchant Taylors’ Girls Division, The Belvedere Academy Special Facilities: Specialist Science Laboratory, Modern Languages Centre, Computerized Library, ICT/Technology Room, Art Studio, Music Room etc
AINTREE LONGMOOR COMMUNITY PRIMARY Hall Lane, L9 0EU 0151 521 5511 Headteacher: Mrs Alison Johnson Email: longmoorp-ao@longmoorpri.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 419 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Extra School Activities: Range of activities. Sports Activities: Ju Jitsu, tag rugby, dance, swimming, etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 86% Level 5 26%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 94% Level 5 50% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Fazakerley High School, and other local schools including Church and Independent RICE LANE INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL Lynwood Road, L9 3AE 0151 525 9776 Headteacher: Mrs C S Chatburn Email: c.chatburn@ricelane-inf. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 360 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club, After School Club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Rice Lane Juniors RICE LANE JUNIOR Brockenhurst Road, L9 3BU 0151 525 3356 Headteacher: Mrs Margaret Rowlands Email: ricelanej-ao@ricelanejun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.ricelanejuniorschool.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 310 Age Range: 7-11 Extra School Activities: French,
Gardening Clubs etc Sports Activities: Football, Athletics, Cheerleading, Gymnastics etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81% Level 5 33%, Mathematics Level 4 82% Level 5 38%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 45% Admission: LEA
Level 5 22%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 21%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 40% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Anfield Road School, Pinehurst Road School
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ANFIELD INFANT Anfield Road, L4 0TN 0151 263 1541 Headteacher: Mrs Claire DrewWilliams Email: anfieldi-ao@anfield-inf. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Art & Craft, computer clubs Sports Activities: .Various Admission: LEA
BOOKER AVENUE INFANT Booker Avenue, L18 9SB 0151 724 1997 Headteacher: Mrs Lyn Brown Email: bookeri-ao@bookeravenue-inf. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.bookeravenue infants.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 230 Age Range: 4-7 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: French, chess, arts/crafts, cookery Sports Activities: Football, multiskills Languages: French club Admission: LEA BOOKER AVENUE JUNIOR Booker Avenue, L18 9SB 0151 724 2941 Headteacher: Mr Jonathan McCausland Email: bookerj-ao@bookeravenue-jun. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.booker-junior.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 353 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Art, chess, ICT, adventure clubs, orchestra and choirs, Colomendy adventure sports Sports Activities: Hockey, football, climbing, basketball, netball, cross country SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 29%, Mathematics Level 4 88% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 50% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various SPRINGWOOD HEATH PRIMARY SCHOOL Danefield Road, L19 4TL 0151 427 7759 Headteacher: Mr Phillip Daniels Email: springwood-ao@springwood. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.springwoodheath.net Type of School: Community Pupils: 216 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 52% Level 5 9% Mathematics Level 4 52% Level 5 13%, Science Level 4 65% Level 5 17% Languages: French Admission: LEA Special facilities: Swimming pool, music room
ANFIELD ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC PRIMARY Oakfield Road, L4 2QG 0151 263 9561 Headteacher: Mr J Barnes Email: allsaints-ao@allsaints. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 443 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club and Night Owls after school Extra School Activities: Music Sports Activities: Cricket, netball SATS: SATS: KS2 English Level 4 69%
ANFIELD JUNIOR Anfield Road, L4 0TN 0151 263 6418 Headteacher: Mrs Zena Connelly Email: anfieldj-ao@anfield-jun. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 255 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 29%, Mathematics Level 4 75% Level 5 31%, Science Level 4 89% Level 5 43% Admission: LEA PINEHURST PRIMARY Pinehurst Avenue, L4 7UF 0151 263 1300 Headteacher: Mrs S Tasker Email: admin@pinehurst.aoliverpool.sch.uk Web: www.pinehurst-primary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 303 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 60% Level 5 16%, Mathematics Level 4 51% Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 58% Level 5 23% Admission: LEA ST MARGARET’S [ANFIELD] CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Lower Breck Road, L6 4BX 0151 260 5522 Headteacher: Mrs J. McCallum Email: margarets-ao@st-margarets anfield.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.liverpool.schooljotter.com/ stmargarets Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 442 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4+ 91% Level 5 33%, Mathematics Level 4+ 95% Level 5 31%, Science Level 4+ 100% Level 5 88% Languages: Spanish Associated Schools: Various
BROADGREEN BROADGREEN PRIMARY Oakhill Road, L13 5UE 0151 228 6692 Headteacher: Ms Carol Machell Email: c.machell@broadgreenp-ao@ liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.broadgreenprimary.org.uk
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Type of School: Community Pupils: 286 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 24 Extra School Activities: Art Sports Activities: Judo, football, cricket, tennis, netball. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 28%, Mathematics Level 4 79% Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 87% Level 5 40% Languages: French Admission: LEA and application form Special facilities: IT suites
CHILDWALL ST PASCHAL BAYLON CATHOLIC PRIMARY Chelwood Avenue, L16 2LN 0151 722 0464 Headteacher: Ms Clair Knowles Email: paschalbaylon-ao@stpaschalbaylon.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 373 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, ICT, science, computer, art, gardening Sports Activities: Netball, athletics, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 94% Level 5 51%, Mathematics Level 4 94% Level 5 49%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 62% Languages: Spanish Admission: Application to Governors Associated Schools: Boys St Francis Xavier, girls St Julies. Special facilities: Private nursery CHILDWALL VALLEY PRIMARY Craighurst Road, L25 1NW 0151 722 2544 Headteacher: Mr Kevin Basnett Email: childwallvalley-ao@childwall valley. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.childwallvalley.org Type of School: Community Pupils: 127 Age Range: 4-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Drama, digital photography Sports Activities: Netball, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 48% Level 5 5%, Mathematics Level 4 57% Level 5 5%, Science Level 4 86% Level 5 10% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA CHILDWALL CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Woolton Road, L16 0JD 0151 722 1553 Headteacher: Mrs Diane Shaw Email: childwallp-ao@childwallpri.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 343 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Cross stitch club, French and Spanish, drama as well as various others. Sports Activities: Football, cricket, cross country, athletics, netball, multi sports. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 47%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 65% Languages: French Admission: Application to Governors Associated Schools: St Margaret’s High School, Archbishop Blanch High School, St Hilda’s High School, King David, Bluecoat, Gateacre Community Comprehensive School RUDSTON INFANT Rudston Road, L16 4PQ 0151 722 2435 Headteacher: Mrs Lynne Stembalski Email: rudstoni-ao@rudston-inf. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.rudstoninfants.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 170 Age Range: 4-7
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Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Board games club, African drumming, chess club, French, wake up and shake up Sports Activities: Ball skills, gymnastics Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Rudston Juniors RUDSTON JUNIOR Rudston Road, L16 4PQ 0151 722 7595 Headteacher: Mr Anthony McKee Email: rudstonj-ao@rudston-jun. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 273 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: After School Club Extra School Activities: Music, French Sports Activities: Football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 29%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 39%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 38% Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Gateacre Comprehensive
CITY CENTRE HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Fontenoy Street, L3 2DU 0151 236 9505 Headteacher: Mrs H Bannon Email: holycross-ao@holycross-stmarys.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.inourschool.com/holycross Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 127 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club daily from 8am Extra School Activities: Wrap around lunchtime provision (Nursery) Sports Activities: Tag rugby, basketball, athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 75% Level 5 15%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 10% Languages: French Admission: LEA PLEASANT STREET PRIMARY Pleasant Street, L3 5TS 0151 709 3802 Headteacher: Mrs Margaret Cunningham Email: pleasant-ao@pleasantstreet. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 204 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 70% Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 78% Level 5 22%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 39% Languages: French Admission: LEA ST NICHOLAS’ CATHOLIC PRIMARY Orthes Street, L3 5XF 0151 709 5532 Headteacher: Mrs Anne Edmondson Email: Nicholas-ao@st-nicholas. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 172 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 23 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Art and creative dance Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 76% Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 94% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 59% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA and via School
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ST VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC PRIMARY Pitt Street, L1 5BY 0151 709 2572 Headteacher: Mr Philip Stewart Email: vincent-ao@st-vincentdepaul. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 215 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 22 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Sports Activities: Football, tag rugby SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 16%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 36%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 60% Languages: Spanish & French Admission: Part time nursery places aged 3 years Special facilities: 2 computer suites, pupil support centre
CROXTETH CROXTETH COMMUNITY PRIMARY Moss Way, L11 0BP 0151 546 3140 Headteacher: Mrs K McBride Email: croxtethp-ao@croxteth-pri. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.croxteth-pri.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 209 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Gems - youth club, CDS - youth child development SATS: KS2 English Level 4 61%, Mathematics Level 4 70% Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 17% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Fazakerley High, Croxteth Comprehensive, Alsop, De La Salle, St John Bosco OUR LADY AND ST SWITHIN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Parkstile Lane, L11 0BQ 0151 546 3868 Headteacher: Ms Andrea Connearn Email: l.munro@ourlady-st-swithin-ao. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.olss.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 282 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 22 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Dancing, computer club, chess, expressive arts Sports Activities: Tag rugby, football, gymnastics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 92% Level 5 49%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 46%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 51% Languages: French Admission: Application to governors Associated Schools: De la Salle and St John Bosco Special facilities: Nursery
DOVECOT BLUEBERRY PARK PRIMARY Ackers Hall Avenue, L14 2DY 0151 233 2480 Headteacher: Mrs Ngenda Email: blueberrypark-ao@blueberry park.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Primary Pupils: 305 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, netball, gymnastics, dance SATS: KS2 English Level 4 48% Level 5 12%, Mathematics Level 4 36% Level 5 9%, Science Level 4 58% Level 5 9% Admission: LEA Special facilities: ICT Suite, Primary Learning Mentors
DOVECOT PRIMARY Grant Road, L14 0LH 0151 259 4065 Headteacher: Mrs Gillian Jones Email: dovecot-ao@dovecot. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 174 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Youth club/ICT and others Sports Activities: Football/Tae Kwondo & others SATS: KS2 English Level 4 67% Level 5 5%, Mathematics Level 4 67% Level 5 10%, Science Level 4 81% Level 5 29% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Broadgreen High Special facilities: Nursery
EDGE HILL SMITHDOWN PRIMARY Chatsworth Drive, L7 6LJ 0151 709 6229 Headteacher: Mrs Robina Crowe Email: smithdown-ao@smithdown. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.smithdownprimary school.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 209 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Cookery, art & craft Sports Activities: Football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 77% Level 5 9%, Mathematics Level 4 82% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 64% Languages: Spanish Admission: LA ST HUGH’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Earle Road, L7 6HE 0151 733 2899 Headteacher: Miss Meg Buckley Email: hughs-ao@st-hughs. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.sthughscatholicprimary liverpool.org Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 155 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 22 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club, sports, art, children’s university and ICT. Extra School Activities: Residential visits, half and full day trips, international links, eco-friendly activities, school council meetings. Sports Activities: PE, swimming (Y2Y6), athletics, football, basketball, multi-skills, gymnastics, and dance. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 54% Level 5 6%, Mathematics Level 4 66% Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 73.5% Level 5 33% Languages: Spanish is taught from Y4-Y6. Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Girls Bellerive, Boys St Benedict’s
EVERTON FAITH PRIMARY Bute Street, L5 3LA 0151 207 1083 Headteacher: Sister Moira Meeghan Email: faith-ao@faith.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Joint Faith school Pupils: 94 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Girls club, guitar club Sports Activities: Netball, indoor athletics - football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 73% Level 5 45%, Mathematics Level 4 73% Level 5
27%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 55% Languages: French Admission: Application to school Associated Schools: Notre Dame Special facilities: Nursery FOUR OAKS COMMUNITY PRIMARY Walton Breck Road L5 0PA 0151 263 4038 Headteacher: Ms Sara Howard Email: fouroaks-ao@fouroaks. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 216 Age Range: 5-11 Pre & After School Activities: Contact School Sports Activities: Contact School SATS: KS2 English Level 4 52% Level 5 6%, Mathematics Level 4 56% Level 5 6%, Science Level 4 79% Level 5 53% Admission: LEA OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC PRIMARY Northumberland Terrace L5 3QF 0151 260 8957 Headteacher: Mrs Aine Brodie Email: m.chute@ourladyimmaculate. liverpool.sch.uk (Bursar) or s.adamson@ourladyimmaculate.liverpo ol.sch.uk (Administration Officer) Web: www.oliprimary.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 277 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dancing & music plus others Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 70% Level 5 21%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 44% Languages: French Admission: LEA & Governors Associated Schools: Notre Dame, De la Salle, Archbishop Beck Special facilities: Nursery THE BEACON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Heyworth Street, L5 3QG 0151 263 4206 Headteacher: Ms Sally Aspinwall Email: beacon-ao@beacon.liverpool. sch.uk Web: www.beaconprimary..co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 193 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Chess, construction, arts & craft, drama, music Sports Activities: Golf, football, cricket, dance, basketball, rounders, cricket SATS: KS2 English Level 4 53% Level 5 7%, Mathematics Level 4 60% Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 20% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools North Liverpool Academy, Alsop, Archbishop Blanche, St Margaret’s CE High School, Notre Dame Special facilities: ICT suite, Zoneparc playground, Foundation Stage Unit. THE TRINITY CATHOLIC PRIMARY TITCHFIELD STREET L5 8UT 0151 298 2917 Headteacher: Mrs P Deus Email: trinity-ao@thetrinity. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 336 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfas Club (for own schoolchildren) Extra School Activities: Extended school (for any child) Sports Activities: all curricular sports activities SATS: KS2 English Level 4 77% Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 79% Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 82% Level 5 26% Admission: LEA
WHITEFIELD PRIMARY Boundary Lane, L6 2HZ 0151 263 5976 Headteacher: Ms Helen O’Donnell Email: whitefield-ao@whitefield. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 250 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Sports Activities: Tag rugby, football, athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 30%, Mathematics Level 4 48% Level 5 9%, Science Level 4 52% Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Mainly North Liverpool Academy
FAIRFIELD PHOENIX PRIMARY Birchfield Road, L7 9LY 0151 228 3831 Headteacher: Mr Chris Muscatelli Email: phoenixp-ao@phoenix-pri. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.phoenixprimary.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 162 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 22 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 67% Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 67% Level 5 21%, Science Level 4 71% Level 5 29% Admission: LEA ST SEBASTIAN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL AND NURSERY Holly Road, L7 0LH 0151 260 9697 Headteacher: Mr Dennis Hardiman [Executive Headteacher] Email: sebastians-ao@st-sebastians. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.stsebastianscatholic primary.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 277 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, art, gardening and others Sports Activities: Football, tag rugby, high fives SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 85% Level 5 56%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 82% Languages: Spanish & Italian clubs Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Broughton Hall & Cardinal Heenan Special facilities: Nursery
FAZAKERLEY BARLOWS PRIMARY Barlows Lane, L9 9EH 0151 525 2751 Headteacher: Mrs Jan Taylor Email: barlows-ao@barlows.liverpool. sch.uk Web: www.barlowsprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 452 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School Clubs including Rise and Shine, Bike It Breakfast and Walking Bus Extra School Activities: Wide Range of after school activities on offer. Sports Activities: Football, athletics, netball, tag rugby, cricket and others SATS: KS2 English Level 4 95% Level 5 49%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 61% Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various ‘OUTSTANDING’ Ofsted report January 2010
FAZAKERLEY PRIMARY Formosa Drive, L10 7LD 0151 474 3060 Headteacher: Mrs J Carter Email: fazakerleyp-ao@fazakerleypri.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.fazakerleyprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 322 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Dance classes Sports Activities: Football, cricket SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83% Level 5 39%, Mathematics Level 4 86% Level 5 28%, Science Level 4 83% Level 5 31% Languages: French Admission: LEA HOLY NAME CATHOLIC PRIMARY Moss Pits Lane, L10 9LG 0151 525 3545 Headteacher: Mrs Anne Radford Email: holyname-ao@holyname. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 350 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 78% Level 5 39%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 57% Admission: LEA OUR LADY AND ST PHILOMENA’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Sparrow Hall Road, L9 6BU 0151 525 8552 Headteacher: Ms Maria Michniewski Email: philomenas-ao@ourlady-stphilomenas.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 292 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Variety of clubs: music Sports Activities: Cricket, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 89% Level 5 22%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 47%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 53% Languages: French Admission: LEA & application to school Associated Schools: De La Salle, St John Bosco Special facilities: Nursery
GARSTON BANKS ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL Banks Road, L19 8JZ 0151 427 4360 Headteacher: Mrs Susan Devereux Email: d.finnegan@banksroad. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.banksroad.liverpool schools.org.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 205 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 26 Extra School Activities: Dance, art & craft, multi skills & ICT clubs yrs 7-8 & 9-11, choir and recorder club, farm club, guitar club plus others Sports Activities: Badminton, football, cricket, fencing, judo. SATS: KS2 Teacher Assessment English Level 4 91% Level 5 45%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 35%, Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: New Heys & St Benedicts Special facilities: Nursery
Web: www.clarendoncollege montessoril19.co.uk Type of School: Independent Pupils: 20 plus Age Range: 3-16 Average Class Size: 14 max Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School Club Extra School Activities: Booster lessons Sports Activities: Various SATS: Contact school Languages: French, Spanish Admission: Contact school GARSTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Holman Road, L19 5NS 0151 427 7517 Headteacher: Mr Rick Widdowson Email: garston-ao@garston cofe.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 110 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 20 Extra School Activities: Trips to Paris, Colomendy and many others, nutrition club Sports Activities: Football, dance and cricket. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 87% Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 87% Level 5 40% Languages: French Admission: LEA HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC PRIMARY Banks Road, L19 8JY 0151 427 7466 Headteacher: Mr Liam Mulcahy Email: holytrinity-ao@holytrinity. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntray Aided Pupils: 192 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 78% Level 5 26%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 52%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 43% Admission: LEA
GRASSENDALE GILMOUR INFANT South Bank Road, L19 9AR 0151 427 6306 Headteacher: Mr Corcoran Email: gilmours-ao@gilmoursouth bank.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.gilmourinfants.co.uk Type of School: Infant Pupils: 224 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Childrens University Sports Activities: Varied Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Gilmour Juniors Special facilities: Nursery GILMOUR JUNIORS Whitehedge Road, L19 1RD 0151-427 4682 Headteacher: Mr PJ Gibbons Email: gilmourj-ht@gilmourjun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.gilmourinfants.co.uk Type of School: Junior Pupils: 217 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 84% Level 5 45%, Mathematics Level 4 89% Level 5 53%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 78% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA
CLARENDON COLLEGE Garston Old Road L19 9AF 0151 494 2094 Headteacher: Pam Thornton Acting
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ST AUSTIN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Riverbank Road, L19 9DH 0151 427 1800 [Headship Team] Mr Noel Vincent O’Neill Mr John Carney Email: austins-ao@st-austins. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 480 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Drumming, guitar lessons, samba band Sports Activities: Netball, rounders, cricket SATS: KS2 English Level 4 92% Level 5 46%, Mathematics Level 4 97% Level 5 53%, Science Level 4 99% Level 5 71% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Benedicts
HUNTS CROSS HUNTS CROSS PRIMARY Kingsthorne Road, L25 0PJ 0151 486 1777 Headteacher: Mrs Judith Jackson Email: huntscross-ao@huntscross. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 258 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Sports Activities: Cricket, football, swimming. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 60% Level 5 15%, Mathematics Level 4 73% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 81% Level 5 33% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Parklands, Halewood College
KENSINGTON KENSINGTON INFANT Brae Street, L7 2QG 0151 263 6429 Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Comish Email: kensingtoni-ao@kensingtoninf.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.liverpool.schooljotter.com/ kensingtoninfants Type of School: Community Pupils: 215 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Sewing, art, gym club, board games, cookery, gardening, Spanish Sports Activities: Football Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA KENSINGTON JUNIOR Brae Street, L7 2QG 0151 263 1911 Headteacher: Mrs Davies (Deputy) Email: kensingtonj-ao@kensingtonjun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.kensingtonjuniorschool liverpool.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 188 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Drama, band, pottery, healthy eating, IT, homework club etc Sports Activities: Football, netball, tag rugby SATS: KS2 English Level 4 53% Level 5 11%, Mathematics Level 4 69% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 75% Level 5 19% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Broadgreen, St Francis of Assisi Academy NEW PARK PRIMARY Butler Street, L6 9EU 0151 263 4447 Headteacher: Mrs Karen Hutchings
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Email: newpark-ao@newpark. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.newparkprimary.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 362 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 73% Level 5 14%, Mathematics Level 4 63% Level 5 12%, Science Level 4 78% Level 5 18% Languages: French Admissions: LEA SACRED HEART CATHOLIC PRIMARY Hall Lane, L7 8TQ 0151 709 1782 Headteacher: Mr Charles Daniels Email: sacred-ao@sacredheart. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.sacredheartliverpool.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 178 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Sports Activities: Netball, rugby, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 40%, Science Level 4 80% Level 5 48% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA ST ANNE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Overbury Street, L7 3HJ 0151 709 1698 Headteacher: Mrs Janice Shields Email: annes-ao@st-annes. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 219 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, basketball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 65% Level 5 18%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 18%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 47% Admission: LEA ST MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Guion Street, L6 9DU 0151 263 8460/263 2995 Headteacher: Mr Anthony Hegarty Email: michaels-ao@st-michaels. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 304 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Art club, healthy eating Sports Activities: Athletics, football, swimming SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 28%, Mathematics Level 4 85% Level 5 33%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 56% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Francis of Assisi Academy
KIRKDALE KIRKDALE, ST LAWRENCE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Fonthill Road, L4 1QD 0151 922 2775 Headteacher: Mrs Jenny Forshaw Email: kirkdale-ao@kirkdale. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.kirkdale.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 206 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Gardening, art, ICT Sports Activities: Football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 55% Level 5 14%, Mathematics Level 4 66% Level 5 38%, Science Level 4 79% Level 5 24%
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Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Alsop High School ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Sessions Road, L4 1SR 0151 922 1924 Headteacher: Ms Denise Maudsley Email: johnsi-ao@st-johns-inf. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 314 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Music, art Sports Activities: Gymnastics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 66% Level 5 6%, Mathematics Level 4 71% Level 5 17%, Science Level 4 80% Level 5 23% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA
KNOTTY ASH KNOTTY ASH PRIMARY Thomas Lane, L14 5NX 0151 228 4222 Headteacher: Mr Tim Byrne Email: knottyash-ao@knottyash. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.knottyashprimary school.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 253 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Signing, singing choirs Sports Activities: Football, athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 78% Level 5 19%, Mathematics Level 4 72% Level 5 34%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 41% Languages: German Admission: LEA
MOSSLEY HILL CARLETON HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Menlove Avenue L18 3EE 0151 722 0756 Headteacher: Fiona Mintz (acting) Email: Carleton@carletonhouse. fsbusiness.co.uk Web: www.carletonhouse.co.uk Type of School: Independent Preparatory – Co-ed Pupils: 144 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 22 Pre & After School Activities: OFSTED registered after hours provision Extra School Activities: Spanish, art, eco club, adventure service challenge, chess Sports Activities: Football, netball, cross country, athletics, cricket, rounders, swimming SATS: (2006) KS2 English Level 4 95% Level 5 69%, Mathematics Level 4 95% Level 5 79%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 89% Languages: French Admission: Entry at age and informal assessment, subsequent years English, mathematics DOVEDALE INFANT Herondale Road, L18 1JX 0151 733 4232 Headteacher: Mrs Jane Noble Email: dovedalei-ao@dovedaleinf.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.dovedale-inf.liverpool. sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 241 Age Range: 5-7 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Chess, gardening, recorder Sports Activities: Soccer skills Languages: German Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Dovedale Junior
DOVEDALE JUNIOR Herondale Road, L18 1JX 0151 733 2713 Headteacher: Mr Nik Smith Email: dovedalej-ao@dovedalejun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.dovedale-jun.liverpool. sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 335 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Chess, reading, sewing, tap dancing. Sports Activities: Football, athletics, tag rugby, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 28%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 45% Languages: German Admission: LEA Special facilities: Smartboards, computer suite GREENBANK PRIMARY Mossley Avenue, L18 1HG 0151 522 5748 Headteacher: Ms Debra Mendy Email: greenbank-ao@greenbank. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 406 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, band, choir, yoga, art Sports Activities: Football, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 73% Level 5 17%, Mathematics Level 4 71% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 77% Level 5 29% Languages: German Admission: LEA Associated Schools: various including Calderstones, Broadgreen ST ANTHONY OF PADUA CATHOLIC PRIMARY Sands Road, L18 8BD 0151 724 3233 Headteacher: Mrs Paula Jacobs Email: padua-ao@st-anthony padua.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.stanthonyofpadua.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 192 Age Range: 4-11 Maximum Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 44%, Mathematics Level 4 97% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 53% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various
NETHERLEY BELLE VALE COMMUNITY PRIMARY Besford Road, L25 2QF 0151 487 8571 Headteacher: Mrs Janet Potter Email: bellevale-ao@bellevale. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.bellevaleprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 250 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Arts & crafts etc Sports Activities: Lunchtime multisport, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 28%, Mathematics Level 4 72% Level 5 8%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 16% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various NORMAN PANNELL PRIMARY Brownbill Bank, L27 7AE 0151 487 7718 Headteacher: Mr Alan Price Email: norman-ao@normanpannell. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.normanpannell.com
Type of School: Community Pupils: 215 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 69% Level 5 15%, Mathematics Level 4 69% Level 5 12%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 35% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Gateacre Community Comprehensive Special facilities: New swimming pool ST GREGORY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Montreal Road, L27 7AG 0151 498 4313 Headteacher: Mrs Roberts Email: gregory-ao@st-gregorys. liverpool.sch.uk Web: stgregory.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 227 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 26 Sports Activities: Cricket, golf, rounders, netball, swimming, athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81% Level 5 26%, Mathematics Level 4 68% Level 5 13% Science Level 4 77% Level 5 10% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Saint Francis Xavier, St Julie’s
NORRIS GREEN BROAD SQUARE PRIMARY Broad Square, L11 1BS 0151 226 1117 Headteacher: Mrs Elaine Spencer Email: broadsquarej-ao@broadsquarejun.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 281 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Sport and Dance SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 22%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 28%, Science Level 4 94% Level 5 50% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Alsop High School LEAMINGTON PRIMARY Leamington Road, L11 7BT 0151 284 7848 Headteacher: Ms Marie EgertonJones Email: leamingtoni.ao@leamingtoninf.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.leamingtonprimary.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 402 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, hockey, basketball, swimming SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 17%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 46%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 67% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Alsop High School MONKSDOWN PRIMARY Frinstead Road, L11 1HH 0151 226 1606 Headteacher: Stephanie Gough Email: monksdown-ao@monksdown. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 296 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various
SATS: KS2 English Level 4 70% Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 67% Level 5 23%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 40% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Local secondaries RANWORTH SQUARE PRIMARY Ranworth Square, L11 3DQ 0151 226 1740 Headteacher: Mrs Eryl Owen Email: ranworth-ao@ranworthsquare. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 151 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 23 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Music, brass, violins, woodwind and guitars, art and craft, computers and board games Sports Activities: Girls and boys football teams, other inter school competitions, netball, tag rugby SATS: KS2 English Level 4 78% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 84% Level 5 38%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 56% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA ST TERESA’S CATHOLIC JUNIOR Utting Avenue East, L11 1DD 0151 226 5020 Headteacher: Angela Williams Email: st.teresas@merseymail.com or teresasj-ao@st-teresas-jun.liverpool. sch.uk Web: www.stteresas.org.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 261 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Various Extra School Activities: Various SATS: (2008) KS2 English Level 4 67% Level 5 14% Mathematics Level 4 64% Level 5 13%, Science Level 4 83% Level 5 23% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St John Bosco, De La Salle ST TERESA OF LISIEUX CATHOLIC INFANT Utting Avenue East, Norris Green, L11 1DB 0151 226 5018 Headteacher: Mrs Angela Williams Email: stol-ao@st-teresaoflisieux. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 300 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 22 Extra School Activities: Art & Craft, first aid, colour fun, maths club, country dancing Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Teresa’s Junior WELLESBOURNE PRIMARY Abbotsford Road, L11 5BA 0151 226 9765 Headteacher: Mrs Marj Mallon Email: wellesbourne-ao@ wellesbourne.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 324 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various throughout the year with partner schools SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 38%, Mathematics Level 4 70% Level 5 23%, Science Level 4 73% Level 5 28% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various, Croxteth
OLD SWAN ST ANNE’S [STANLEY] CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Prescot Road, L13 3BT 0151 228 1506 Headteacher: Mr Paul Bolger Email: stanley-ao@st-annesstanley. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.st-anne-stanleyschool.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 360 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: After school care Extra School Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 89% Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 89% Level 5 30%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 45% Languages: French Admission: LEA ST CUTHBERT’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Aviemore Road, L13 3BB 0151 228 4137 Headteacher: Mr Dennis Hardiman [Executive Headteacher] Email: cutherberts-ao@st-cuthberts. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 139 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Enterprise, choirs Sports Activities: Athletics, football, cross country, generic sports SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 36%, Mathematics Level 4 73% Level 5 36%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 41% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Broughton Hall, Cardinal Heenan ST OSWALD’S CATHOLIC INFANT St Oswald Street, L13 5SB 0151 228 8436 Headteacher: Miss Rita O’Brien (Acting) Email: oswaldi-ao@st-oswaldsinf.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 330 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Art, dance, ju-jitsu Sports Activities: Multi sports/ skills Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Oswald’s Catholic Junior ST OSWALD’S CATHOLIC JUNIOR Montague Road, L13 5TE 0151 259 4580 Headteacher: Ms Mary Walsh (Acting) Email: oswaldj-ao@st-oswaldsjun.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 291 Age Range: 7-11 Extra School Activities: Contact school Sports Activities: Contact school SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 34%, Mathematics Level 4 59% Level 5 32%, Science Level 4 94% Level 5 43% Admission: LEA
SEFTON PARK AUCKLAND COLLEGE 65 Parkfield Road, L17 4LE 0151 727 0083 Principal: Mr Anthony Akaraonye Email: info@aucklandcollege.com Web: www.auckland college.com Type of School: Independent Pupils: 160 Age Range: 4-18 Average Class Size: 16 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Cinema
club/art class/drama, science, plus booster classes for all exams, homework club Sports Activities: In curriculum, football, gymnastics, swimming, cricket, fitness, rock climbing, rounders, volley ball, badminton, athletics, canoeing, kayaking, sailing and various fundraising walks SATS: Contact school Languages: Spanish Admission: Tour, day visit, recent report, feedback meeting, appointment with Principal. Associated Schools: Contact Auckland Special facilities: Lab, IT Suite
SPEKE MIDDLEFIELD PRIMARY Alderwood Avenue, L24 2UE 0151 486 4106 Headteacher: Mrs Paula Judd Email: middlefield-ao@middlefield. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 303 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 28% Mathematics Level 4 78% Level 5 13%, Science Level 4 78% Level 5 25% Admission: LEA STOCKTON WOOD PRIMARY All Saints Road, L24 3TF 0151 486 1778/486 2471 Headteacher: Mrs Susannah Stacey Email: stocktonwoodj-ao@stockton wood-jun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.stocktonwood. liverpoolschools.org.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 289 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Saturday gym club SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 8%, Mathematics Level 4 64% Level 5 12%, Science Level 4 72% Level 5 24% Languages: French Admission: LEA ST AMBROSE CATHOLIC PRIMARY Alderfield Drive, L24 7SF 0151 425 2306 Headteacher: Mr Anthony Buckley Email: ambrose-ao@st-ambrose. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 243 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 92% Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 58%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 67% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Benedicts ST CHRISTOPHER’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Tarbock Road, L24 0SN 0151 486 2835 Headteacher: Mrs Collette Denby Email: christophersj-ao@stchristophers-jun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: stchristophers.liverpool schools.org.uk Type of School: Volunatry Aided Pupils: 371 Age Range: 3-11 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 65% Level 5 2%, Mathematics Level 4 60% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 26% Admission: LEA
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STONEYCROFT CORINTHIAN COMMUNITY PRIMARY Inigo Road, L13 6SH 0151 228 5806 Headteacher: Mr Gary Crockett Email: corinthian-ao@corinthian. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.corinthianprimary.org.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 401 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Choir Sports Activities: Football, cross country SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 19%, Mathematics Level 4 89% Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 34% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Holly Lodge, West Derby, Broadgreen
TOXTETH KINGSLEY COMMUNITY PRIMARY Eversley Street, L8 2TU 0151 709 6727 Headteacher: Ms Elaine Rees Email: kingsley-ao@kingsley. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 223 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 63% Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 71% Level 5 42%, Science Level 4 79% Level 5 50% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA MATTHEW ARNOLD PRIMARY SCHOOL & DINGLE LANE CHILDREN CENTRE Dingle Lane, L8 9UB 0151 233 4900 Headteacher: Mr Gary Mason Email: arnold-ao@matthew arnold.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 250 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 50%, Mathematics Level 4 88% Level 5 56%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 69% Languages: French Admission: LEA HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PRIMARY Upper Essex Street, L8 6QB 0151 709 3672 Headteacher: Mr Joe Welsh Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 320 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Dancing, African drumming Sports Activities: Football, Running club and Walking club (Once a Month) SATS: KS2 English Level 4 58% Level 5 12%, Mathematics Level 4 77% Level 5 35%, Science Level 4 85% Level 5 27% Admission: LEA ST CLEOPAS’ CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Beresford Road, L8 4RP 0151 727 1725 Headteacher: Miss Ruth Frain Email: cleopas-ao@st-cleopas. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.stcleopas.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 234 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30
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Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Cheerleading, dance, recorder Sports Activities: Football etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 69% Level 5 14%, Mathematics Level 4 69% Level 5 17%, Science Level 4 79% Level 5 28% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Shorefields ST FINBAR’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY South Hill Road, L8 9RY 0151 727 3963 Headteacher: Mrs Rita Bibby Email: finbars-ao@st-finbars. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 143 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 23 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 58% Level 5 16%, Mathematics Level 4 53% Level 5 5%, Science Level 4 63% Level 5 11% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Bellerive, St Benedicts ST PATRICK’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Upper Hill Street, L8 5UX 0151 709 1062 Headteacher: Mr Terence Kirwan Email: patricks-ao@st-patricks. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.st-patricks.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 167 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Art club Sports Activities: Gym club SATS: KS2 English Level 4 84% Level 5 4%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 40% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Bellerive, Liverpool Academy ST SILAS’ CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Pengwern Street, L8 3TP 0151 727 6067 Headteacher: Mr Nichols Email: silas-ao@st-silas.liverpool. sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 167 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Dancing Sports Activities: Football, basketball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 28%, Mathematics Level 4 88% Level 5 24%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 40% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Shorefields WINDSOR COMMUNITY PRIMARY Upper Hill Street, L8 8JE 0151 709 6769 Headteacher: Ms Ann Elford Email: windsor-ao@windsor. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.windsor-cp.school. talktalk.net Type of School: Community Pupils: 167 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 18 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 29%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 24%, Science Level 4 82% Level 5 29% Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Shorefields
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TUEBROOK LISTER INFANT SCHOOL Green Lane, L13 7DT 0151 228 4069 Headteacher: Mrs Jean McEwan Email: listerdrivei-ao@listerdriveinf.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.listerinfants.org.uk Type of School: Infants/nursery Pupils: 225 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 29 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Lister Junior LISTER JUNIOR SCHOOL Green Lane, L13 7DT 0151 228 4196 Headteacher: Mr Simon King Email: listerdrivej-ao@listerdrivejun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.inourschool.com/lister Type of School: Community Pupils: 249 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81% Level 5 23%, Mathematics Level 4 86% Level 5 44%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 52% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: West Derby Comprehensive, Holly Lodge ROSCOE INFANT Alison Road, L13 9AD 0151 226 1536 Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Anders Email: roscoe-ao@roscoe-inf. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: Contact school Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Roscoe Junior ROSCOE COMMUNITY PRIMARY Alison Road, L13 9AD 0151 226 1536 Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Anders Email: roscoe-ao@roscoe-jun. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.roscoeschool.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 346 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 58% Level 5 9%, Mathematics Level 4 54% Level 5 28%, Science Level 4 70% Level 5 19% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: West Derby Comprehensive, Holly Lodge ST CECILIA’S CATHOLIC INFANT Snaefell Avenue, L13 7HB 0151 220 2153 Headteacher: Mrs Van de Waal Email: ceciliasi-ao@st-ceciliasinf.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Foundation Pupils: 200 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance Sports Activities: Football, multisport Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Cecilia’s Junior ST CECILIA’S CATHOLIC JUNIOR Green Lane, L13 7EA 0151 228 1760 Headteacher: Mr Charles Coyne Email: ceciliasj-ao@st-ceciliasjun.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 217 Age Range: 7-11
Average Class Size: 29 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 31%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 31%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 37% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Broughton Hall, Cardinal Heenan
VAUXHALL THE TRINITY CATHOLIC PRIMARY Titchfield Street, L5 8UT 0151 298 2917 Headteacher: Mrs Patricia Deus Email: p.deus@thetrinity. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 336 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 77% Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 79% Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 82% Level 5 26% Languages: French Admission: Set criteria Associated Schools: Notre Dame, Archbishop Beck Special facilities: Special needs support
WALTON ARNOT COMMUNITY PRIMARY Arnot Street, L4 4ED 0151 286 1400 Headteacher: Mr Shaw Email: arnot-ao@arnot.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 419 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 50% Level 5 5%, Mathematics Level 4 68% Level 5 21%, Science Level 4 77% Level 5 23% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Alsop BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC INFANT Hunslet Road, L9 9JQ 0151 525 3528 Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Dolley Email: blessedi-ao@blessed sacrament-inf.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 388 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Lunchtime Clubs – football, art, ICT, country dancing and champion challenge Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Junior Special facilities: Nursery BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC JUNIOR Cedar Road, L9 9AF 0151 525 9600 Headteacher: Ms Jackie Gouldson (Acting)( Email: blessedj-ao@blessed sacrament-jun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.bscjs.org Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 387 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Choir, orchestra, arts club, ICT and CC4G Sports Activities: Football, athletics, netball, cricket, etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81% Level 5 26%, Mathematics Level 4 81% Level 5
23%, Science Level 4 94% Level 5 34% Languages: Spanish Admission: Set criteria Associated Schools: Archbishop Beck and Maricourt FLORENCE MELLY PRIMARY Bushey Road, L4 9UA 0151 226 9806 Headteacher: Mr Alan Reeves Email: florencej-ao@florencemellyjun.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 435 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 87% Level 5 53%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 45% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA GWLADYS STREET PRIMARY AND NURSERY Walton Lane, L4 5RW 0151 525 0843 Headteacher: Miss Booth Email: gwlady-ao@gwladysstreet. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.gwladystreet.liverpool. sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 454 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Swimming, various PE activities SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 40%, Mathematics Level 4 86% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 69% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA NORTHCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL Cavendish Drive, L9 1HW 0151 284 1919 0151 233 4610 Headteacher: Mr Roy Morgan Email: northcote-ao@northcote. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.northcoteschool.com Type of School: Community Primary Pupils: 336 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Reading, homework and computer clubs Sports Activities: Football, tag-rugby, tennis, cricket, rounders, netball, swimming, watersports, athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 71% Level 5 7%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 24%, Science Level 4 93% Level 5 33% Languages: Polish Admission: LEA and set criteria Main Associated Schools Alsop High School, Hillside High School Special facilities: Nursery, sports hall, I.C.T. suite ST FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC INFANT AND NURSERY Margaret Road, L4 3RX 0151 525 8489 Headteacher: Miss Clare Suffield Email: desalesi-ao@st-francisdesalesinf.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 390 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Admission: LEA ST FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC JUNIOR MIXED Hale Road, L4 3RL 0151 525 7602 Headteacher: Mrs Ellen Seymour Email: desalesj-ao@st-francisdesalesjun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.st-francis-de-sales.co.uk
Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 389 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Various Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 86% Level 5 31%, Mathematics Level 4 92% Level 5 52% Science Level 4 96% Level 5 61% Languages: Spanish Admission: Set criteria Associated Schools: Various Special facilities: Special needs support ST MATTHEW’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Queens Drive, L4 8UA 0151 226 1871 Headteacher: Mrs Veronica McDonnell Email: matthewsj-ao@st-matthewsjun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.stmatthewsprimary school.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 354 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 29 Pre & After School Activities: External After School club Extra School Activities: Computer club. etc Sports Activities: Athletics, football, tag rugby, karate, etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 35%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 40% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: De La Salle, St John Bosco Special facilities: Two IT Suites, new hall.
WAVERTREE CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC PRIMARY Meadway, L15 7LZ 0151 722 3462 Headteacher: Mrs J Hennigan Email: christ-ao@christtheking. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 339 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 89% Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 32%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 42% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: VA Governing Body and LA procedures Associated Schools: St Julies, St Francis Xavier HEY GREEN COMMUNITY PRIMARY Taunton Street, L15 4ND 0151 733 1719 Headteacher: Mrs Susan Doyle Email: heygreen-ao@heygreen. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 189 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Varies throughout the year Sports Activities: Varies throughout the year, football etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 65% Level 5 26%, Mathematics Level 4 52% Level 5 9%, Science Level 4 74% Level 5 17% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Childwall Comprehensive KING DAVID PRIMARY Beauclair Drive, L15 6XH 0151 722 3372 0151 722 3469 Headteacher: Ms Rachel Roberts
Email: kingdavidp-ao@kingdavidpri.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 420 Age Range: 5-11 Extra School Activities: Chess, orchestra, high five, choir Sports Activities: Football, athletics, tag rugby SATS: KS2 English Level 4 86% Level 5 39%, Mathematics Level 4 86% Level 5 44%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 42% Admission: Application form with set criteria LAWRENCE COMMUNITY PRIMARY Lawrence Road, L15 0EE 0151 733 2556/733 3558 Headteacher: Mr Mark Rigby Email: lawrence_school_uk @yahoo.co.uk Web: www.lawrence-primary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 387 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Sports Activities: Football, fencing, judo, athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 60% Level 5 5%, Mathematics Level 4 71% Level 5 31%, Science Level 4 84% Level 5 41% Languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, Bengali, Urdu Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Childwall Comprehensive, Calderstones MOSSPITS INFANT Mosspits Lane, L15 6UN 0151 722 2122 Headteacher: Mrs Barbara Woosey Email: mosspitsi-ao@mosspitsinf.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.mosspits.com Type of School: Community Infant Pupils: 180 Age Range: 4-7 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Spanish, jujitsu Sports Activities: Dance, gym, games Languages: Liverpool Language Academy hold a class after school depending upon numbers Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Mosspits Junior MOSSPITS JUNIOR Mosspits Lane, L15 6UN 0151 722 1716 Headteacher: Miss Louise Everitt Email: a.roberts@mosspitsjun.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.mosspits.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 228 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, cheerleading, ICT club, maths club, chess club, gardening club, drama club, guitar club, keyboard club and many more. Sports Activities: Football, cricket, cross country, athletics, tennis, basketball, netball, rounders SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 35%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 47%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 65% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various NORTHWAY PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOL Northway, L15 7JQ 0151 722 3540/722 1024 Headteacher: Mr Paul Anderson Email: northway-ao@northway. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 231 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various
Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 77% Level 5 31%, Mathematics Level 4 88% Level 5 38%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 54% Admission: LEA OUR LADY OF GOOD HELP CATHOLIC PRIMARY South Drive, L15 8JL 0151 733 6937 Headteacher: Mrs Susan Horncastle Email: goodhelp-ao@ourladyofgood help.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 154 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Ballroom dancing, chess, music, dance Sports Activities: Football etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 67% Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 81% Level 5 29%, Science Level 4 86% Level 5 33% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Julies, St Francis Xavier ST CLARE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Garmoyle Close, L15 0DW 0151 733 4318 Headteacher: Mr Michael Hennessey Email: clares-ao@st-clares. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 248 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Sports Activities: Athletics, Swimming. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 27%, Mathematics Level 4 87% Level 5 40%, Science Level 4 87% Level 5 53% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Bellerive, St Francis Xavier WAVERTREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Rose Villas, L15 8HJ 0151 733 1231 Headteacher: Mrs Anna Brooksbank Email: wavertree-ao@wavertree. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 178 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 35%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 40%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 65% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Childwall Comprehensive, Broadgreen International High
WEST DERBY BLACKMOOR PARK JUNIOR Leyfield Road, L12 9HB 0151 228 3250 Headteacher: Mr Martin Davies Email: blackmoorparkj-ao@blackmoor park-jun.liverpool. sch.uk Web: www.blackmoorpark.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 350 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: After school club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 31%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 36% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: West Derby, Holly Lodge
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EMMAUS CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND CATHOLIC PRIMARY Fir Tree Drive South, L12 0JE 0151 233 1414 Headteacher: Mr Alan Williams Email: emmaus-ao@emmaus. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 481 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Choir, orchestra, art club, recorder Sports Activities: Netball, athletics, football, fencing, ju-jitsu SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 40%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 58% Languages: French Admission: Apply to school Associated Schools: Various Special facilities: Nursery MAB LANE JUNIOR MIXED AND INFANT Mab Lane, L12 6QL 0151 259 4282 Headteacher: Mrs June Todd Email: mablane-ao@mablane. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 253 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 52% Level 5 7%, Mathematics Level 4 70% Level 5 15%, Science Level 4 70% Level 5 15% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various Special facilities: Early years speech and language RUNNYMEDE ST EDWARD’S SCHOOL North Drive, L12 1LE 0151 281 2300 Headteacher: Ms Sally Carter Email: contact@runnymedeschool.org.uk Web: www.runnymede-school.org.uk Type of School: Catholic Independent Pupils: 260 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Orchestra, drama, drumming, musical theatre Sports Activities: Rugby, football, netball, cricket, hockey, cross country, swimming, PE Languages: French, Spanish Admission: Set criteria Special facilities: Shares sports facilities with St Edward’s College. ST MARY’S [WEST DERBY] CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Meadow Lane, L12 5EA 0151 226 2038 Headteacher: Mr Flood Email: marys-ao@st-maryswest derby.liverpool.sch.uk Web: stmaryswestderby.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 213 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: After school club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 94% Level 5 34%, Mathematics Level 4 78% Level 5 47%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 50% Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various ST PAUL’S CATHOLIC JUNIOR Spring Grove, L12 8SJ 0151 228 1159 Headteacher: Mr Paul Ward Email: pauls-ao@st-pauls. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 498 Age Range: 7-11
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Average Class Size: 32 Pre & After School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 87% Level 5 32%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 54% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Broughton Hall, Cardinal Heenan ST PAUL’S AND ST TIMOTHY’S CATHOLIC INFANT South Parkside Drive, L12 8RP 0151 228 2114 Headteacher: Mrs Maria Eves Email: paultimothy-ao@st-pauls-sttimothys.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 359 Extra School Activities: Contact school Sports Activities: Contact school Admission: LEA & set criteria
WOOLTON BISHOP MARTIN CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Church Road, L25 5JF 0151 428 6295 Headteacher: Mr D McBride Email: bishopmartin-ao@bishop martin.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.bishop-martinpri-schoolliv.org.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 199 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakast & After school clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, cross country, tennis, swimming, netball, fencing, judo, basketball. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 93% Level 5 48%, Science Level 4 93% Level 5 59% Languages: French Admission: Set criteria MUCH WOOLTON CATHOLIC PRIMARY Watergate Lane, L25 8QH 0151 428 6114 Headteacher: Mr James Keogh Email: muchwoolton-ao@much woolton.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 409 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Choir, recorder, ICT club Sports Activities: Boys & girls football, netball, athletics, cross country, judo, fencing SATS: KS2 English Level 4 92% Level 5 37%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 42%, Science Level 4 93% Level 5 43% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Francis Xavier, St Julies OUR LADY’S BISHOP ETON CATHOLIC PRIMARY Green Lane, L18 2EP 0151 722 2982 Headteacher: Mrs Debbie Bostock Email: bishopeton-ao@ourladys bishopeton.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.ourladysbishopeton.org.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 399 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 97% Level 5 45%, Mathematics Level 4 95% Level 5 50%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 62% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: LEA
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Associated Schools: Saint Francis Xavier, St Julie’s OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC PRIMARY Hedgefield Road, L25 2RW 0151 487 9301 Headteacher: Mr Martin Burke Email: ourladyp-ao@ourladypri.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 218 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 75% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 68% Level 5 25%, Science Level 4 86% Level 5 39% Languages: French Admission: LEA WOOLTON INFANT Out Lane, L25 5NN 0151 428 3066 Headteacher: Mrs Ann Thompson (Acting) Email: wooltoni-ao@wooltoninf.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.wooltoninfants.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 278 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School club Extra School Activities: Sports Activities: Football Languages: Spanish, French. Admission: LEA WOOLTON JUNIOR Out Lane, L25 5NN 0151 428 3235 Headteacher: Mr Kevin Nolan Email: woolton-ao@wooltonjun.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 309 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Sports Activities: Football, cross country, handball, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 74% Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 71% Level 5 24%, Science Level 4 89% Level 5 29% Admission: LEA
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HALEWOOD GREENGATES COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Leathers Lane, L26 1XQ 0151 288 8900 Headteacher: Anne Johnston Type of School: Community Pupils: 178 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Art Sports Activities: Judo, football, indoor multi sports, golf SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83% Level 5 22%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 52%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 52% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: KEA HALEWOOD CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL Church Road, L26 6LB 0151 487 5673 Headteacher: Mr David Smith Email: halewoodce.de@ knowsley. gov.uk Web: www.halewoodcofe.knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Primary Pupils: 293 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Art, MFL, choir, samba clubs Sports Activities: Sports club SATS: KS2 English Level 4 100% Level 5 46%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 57%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 66% Languages: Spanish, German and French Admission: Application form Associated Schools: Halewood College HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PRIMARY Arncliffe Road, L25 9PA 0151 288 8950 Headteacher: Mrs C Hailton Web: www.holyfamilyhalewood.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary aided Pupils: 313 Age Range: 3-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 95%, Level 5 43%, Mathematics Level 4 82%, Level 5 36%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 39%. Admission: KEA
CRONTON C OF E PRIMARY Smithy Lane, WA8 5DF 0151 424 3881 Headteacher: Sylvia Thomson Email: crontonce.de@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 260 Age Range: 4-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 70%, Mathematics Level 4 93% Level 5 67%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 57%
KNOWSLEY SOUTHERN PRIMARY SUPPORT CENTRE Arncliffe Road, L25 9QE 0151 288 8950 Head of Centre: Miss Richards Centre Based Headteacher: Naomi Richards Email: knowsleysouthern@knowsley. gov.uk Web: www.knowsleysouthern.co.uk Type of School: Special Pupils: 22 Age Range: 4-11 SATS: No results available Admission: By assessment
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Hall Lane, WA8 5DW 0151 424 3926 Headteacher: Janette Cook-Hannah Email: holyfamilycronton@knowsley. gov.uk Web: www.holyfamilycronton.ik.org Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 211 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Guitar lessons, Spanish, art, drama Sports Activities: Rounders, netball, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 22%, Mathematics Level 4 85% Level 5 63%, Science Level 4 93% Level 5 67% Admission: KEA Associated Schools: SS Peter & Paul High School
PLANTATION PRIMARY SCHOOL Hollies Road, L26 0TH 0151 487 5678 Headteacher: Mike Storey O.B.E Email: plantation.de@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Primary School Pupils: 598 Age Range: 3-11 Average Clas size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Music/instruments Sports Activities: Football, tag rugby, netball, cricket, swimming, cross country SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83% Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 69%, Level 5 38%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 38% Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Various, mainly Halewood College
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ST ANDREW THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Higher Road, L26 1TD 0151 288 8940 Headteacher: Mrs J Cunningham Email: standrew@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.standrewapostle.co.uk Type of School: Mixed Primary Pupils: 247 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 74%, Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 74%, Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 84% Level 5 35%. Languages: French Admission: KEA Associated Schools: St Julies, St Francis Xaviers ST MARK’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Fir Avenue, L26 0XR 0151 288 8950 Headteacher: Mrs M Gilbertson Email: stmarks@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 142 Age Range: 3-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 78%, Level 5 11%, Mathematics Level 4 83%, Level 5 28%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 44%. Admission: KEA and set criteria
HUYTON BLACKLOW BROW PRIMARY SCHOOL Tarbock Road, L36 5XW 0151 477 8010 Headteacher: Sheila Walmsley Email: blacklowbrow@knowsley. gov.uk Web: www.blacklowbrow.co.uk Type of School: Primary Pupils: 251 Age Range: 3-11 Extra School Activities: Choir, multi sports, swimming, French, craft club, instrumental lessons - violin, keyboard, samba. Sports Activities: Football, netball, swimming, cross country, athletics, judo, multi sport, dance SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90%, Level 5 40% Mathematics Level 4 93%, Level 5 50%, Science Level 4 97%, Level 5 63%. Admission: KEA or set criteria HUYTON WITH ROBY C OF E AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL Rupert Road, L36 9TF 0151 477 8460 Headteacher: Mike Cooper Email: huytonwithroby@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Church of England Primary School Pupils: 476 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dancing, choir, drama, recorder, Christian club, gardening club. Sports Activities: Physical education, football, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90%, Level 5 44%, Mathematics Level 4 86%, Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 92%, Level 5 36%. Admission: KEA or set criteria KNOWSLEY CENTRAL PRIMARY SUPPORT CENTRE Mossbrow Road, L36 7SY 0151 477 8450 Headteacher: Mrs Patricia Thomas Email: knowsleycentral.de@ knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.knowsleycentral.com Type of School: Special Pupils: 55 Age Range: 2-11 Average Class Size: 8 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Drama, homework
Sports Activities: PE, football SATS: N/A Admission: LEA LONGVIEW COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Astley Road, L36 8DB 01514778240 Headteacher: Keith Skinner Email: Longview.de@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.longviewprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Primary Pupils: 317 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club and After School Club Extra School Activities: Football, cross country, cricket, etc Sports Activities: Swimming, P.E. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 58%, Level 5 2%, Mathematics Level 4 79%, Level 5 35%, Science Level 4 84%, Level 5 26% Admission: KEA Languages: French Associated Schools: Knowsley Hey, Prescot MALVERN PRIMARY SCHOOL Willoughby Road, L14 6XA 0151 477 8230 Headteacher: Mrs Julie Peach Email: Malvern.de@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.malvernprimary. knowlsey.gov.uk Type of School: Mixed Primary School Pupils: 364 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: After School club Extra School Activities: Drama, art, maths, reading, French Sports Activities: Physical education, cross country, rugby, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 73%, Level 5 11%, Mathematics Level 4 78%, Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 96%, Level 5 40%. Languages: French club Admission: KEA or set criteria MOSSCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL Bedford Close, L36 1XH 0151 477 8190 Headteacher: Jill Albertina Email: mosscroft@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community school Pupils: 157 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 22 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, netball, cricket etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82%, Level 5 32%, Mathematics Level 4 82%, Level 5 50%, Science Level 4 91%, Level 5 64%. Languages: French Admission: KEA or set criteria Associated Schools: Knowsley Hey PARK VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL Twig Lane, L36 2LL 0151 477 8120 Headteacher: Mr Jimmy Shaw Email: parkview.de@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community school Pupils: 307 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Extra School Activities: Chess, art, cookery Sports Activities: Football, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 74%, Level 5 15%, Mathematics Level 4 90%, Level 5 21%, Science Level 4 95%, Level 5 33%. Admission: KEA ROBY PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL Easton Road, L36 4NY 0151 477 8340 Headteacher: Miss Harrison Email: robypark.de@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Mixed community school Pupils: 231 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Play Tots Extra School Activities: Dance
Sports Activities: Physical education, football, netball, cricket and athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 60%, Level 5 10%, Mathematics Level 4 63%, Level 5 10%, Science Level 4 67%, Level 5 13%. Admission: KEA or set criteria Associated Schools: Bowring ST AIDAN'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Adswood Road, L36 7XR 0151 477 8370 Headteacher: Moira Kenneway Email: staidan@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.staidanscatholic primary.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 187 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Extra School Activities: Musicals, board games, homework club Sports Activities: Football, netball, athletics, cross country, judo, tag rugby, cricket and basketball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 57%, Level 5 4%, Mathematics Level 4 87%, Level 5 39%, Science Level 4 87%, Level 5 22%. Languages: French Admission: KEA Associated Schools: St Edmund Arrowsmith ST ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Twig Lane, L36 2LF 0151 477 8110 Headteacher: Ms B Basnett Email: staloysius@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Mixed voluntary aided school Pupils: 284 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School club Extra School Activities: Drama, art club Sports Activities: Football, athletics, etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88%, Level 5 4%, Mathematics Level 4 96%, Level 5 31%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 38%. Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA Associated Schools: St Edmund Arrowsmith ST ANNES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Marina Crescent, L36 5XL 0151 477 8260 Headteacher: Maggie Keating Email: stanne@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.stannesprimary.ik.org Type of School: Mixed Catholic voluntary aided school Pupils: 210 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Dance Sports Activities: Multi sports SATS: KS2 English Level 4 97%, Level 5 41%, Mathematics Level 4 86%, Level 5 34%, Science Level 4 93%, Level 5 48%. Admission: KEA ST COLUMBAS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Hillside Road, L36 8BL 0151 477 8360 Headteacher: Ronan Dunne Email: stcolumbas@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 259 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 32 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Dance and drama Sports Activities: Football, athletics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81%, Level 5 14%, Mathematics Level 4 81%, Level 5 22%, Science Level 4 84%, Level 5 24%.
Associated Schools: St Edmund Arrowsmith ST DOMINICS CATHOLIC INFANT SCHOOL Southdean Road, L14 8UL 0151 477 8280 Headteacher: Jayne Dunn Email: stdominic.infant@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Federated Pupils: 185 Age Range: 4-7 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Fitbods, dancing Sports Activities: Football Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA ST DOMINICS CATHOLIC JUNIOR SCHOOL Southdean Road, L14 8UL 0151 477 8300 Headteacher: Jayne Dunn Email: stdominicjunior@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Federated Pupils: 189 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Fitbods, dancing Sports Activities: Football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 86%, Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 88%, Level 5 47%, Science Level 4 98%, Level 5 60%. Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA ST GABRIELS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL Ellis Ashton Street, L36 6BH 0151 477 8250 Headteacher: Kevin Brayshaw Web: www.stgabrielshuyton.info Email: stgabriel@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 232 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Music, art, choir Sports Activities: PE, football, netball, judo SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83%, Level 5 50%, Mathematics Level 4 83%, Level 5 46%, Science Level 4 83%, Level 5 67%. Languages: French Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Knowsley Hey, St Hildas, Archbishop Blanch and others. ST JOSEPHS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Edenfield Crescent, L36 6DS 0151 489 4072 Headteacher: Charlie Newstead Web: www.stjosephshuyton.co.uk Email: stjoseph@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 185 Age Range: 5-11 Extra School Activities: Art, maths, band, magazine club Sports Activities: Physical education, football, rugby SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90%, Level 5 38%, Mathematics Level 4 86%, Level 5 38%, Science Level 4 93%, Level 5 62%. Admission: KEA ST MARGARET MARY’S CATHOLIC INFANT SCHOOL Pilch Lane, L14 0JG 0151 477 8490 Headteacher: Miss P Deegan Email: stmargaret.infant@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Age Range: 4-7 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Admission: KEA and set criteria
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ST MARGARET MARY’S CATHOLIC JUNIOR SCHOOL Pilch Lane, L14 0JG 0151 477 8490 Headteacher: Mr Kevin Mahoney Web: www.smmj.co.uk Email: stmargaret@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 462 Age Range: 7-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: SATS: KS2 English Level 4 84% Level 5 41%, Mathematics Level 4 88%, Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 94%, Level 5 43%. Languages: French Admission: KEA and set criteria THE SYLVESTER PRIMARY St John’s Road, L36 0UX 0151 477 8320 Headteacher: John Manning Email: sylvester@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.sylvesterprimaryschool. co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 264 Age Range: 4-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 16%, Mathematics Level 4 82% Level 5 39%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 32%
KIRKBY EASTCROFT PARK SCHOOL Hollinghurst Road, L33 1EB 0151 477 8210 Email: eastcroft.ae@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 227 Age Range: 4-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 76% Level 5 37%, Mathematics Level 4 92% Level 5 32%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 50% HOLY ANGELS' CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Sidney Powell Avenue, L32 0TP 0151 477 8400 Headteacher: Mrs Ann Coffey Email: holyangels@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 349 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 64%, Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 77%, Level 5 18%, Science Level 4 93%, Level 5 30%. Languages: French Admission: KEA Associated Schools: All Saints, Maricourt KIRKBY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL Hall Lane, L32 1TZ 0151 477 8510 Headteacher: Mrs Mair Hindmarsh Email: kirkbyce@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.kirkbyschool.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled School Pupils: 286 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 (infants) 35 (juniors) Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 62%, Level 5 12%, Mathematics Level 4 76%, Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 94%, Level 5 44%. Languages: French, German Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Various KNOWSLEY NORTHERN PRIMARY SUPPORT CENTRE Bramcote Walk, L33 9UR 0151 477 8140 Headteacher: Mrs A Nicholson (Acting) Email: knowsleynorthern@ knowsley.gov.uk
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Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 35 Age Range: 3-11 Sports Activities: Football club SATS: N/A Admission: KEA MILLBROOK COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Kirkby Row, L32 0TG 0151 477 8160 Headteacher: Jane Maloney Email: millbrook@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Primary Pupils: 296 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Rainbow child care Extra School Activities: Youth club, dance club, judo club, Mayor’s Award Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83%, Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 83%, Level 5 33%, Science Level 4 88%, Level 5 40%. Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Roughwood OVERDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL Roughwood Drive, L33 9UW 0151 477 8180 Headteacher: Miss Janet Smith Email: overdale@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Primary Pupils: 245 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 77%, Level 5 23%, Mathematics Level 4 74%, Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 87%, Level 5 19%. Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Various PARK BROW COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Broad Lane, L32 6QH 0151 477 8540 Headteacher: Ms Valmai Roberts Type of School: Community school Pupils: 263 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Chess, cookery Sports Activities: Football, keep fit SATS: KS2 English Level 4 68%, Level 5 9%, Mathematics Level 4 72%, Level 5 4%, Science Level 4 87%, Level 5 11%. Admission: KEA RAVENSCROFT COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Ebony Way, L33 1XT 0151 477 8290 Headteacher: Jeanette Hegarty Email: ravenscroft.de@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community school Pupils: 244 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Computer, homework club Sports Activities: Sports SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83%, Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 92%, Level 5 25%, Science Level 4 96%, Level 5 63%. Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Kirkby Sports College, All Saints SIMONSWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL Westhead Avenue, L33 0XN 0151 477 8420 Headteacher: Phil Newton Email: simonswood.de@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community school Pupils: 238 Age Range: 3-11
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Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Tuesday, Thursday Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 74%, Level 5 4%, Mathematics Level 4 85%, Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 96%, Level 5 44%. Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Brookfield, Roughwood, All Saints ST JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Bewley Drive, L32 9PF 0151 477 8170 Headteacher: Christine Gordon Email: stjosephtheworker@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 230 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Choir, art, cookery, homework clubs Sports Activities: Physical education, football, basketball, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 55%, Level 5 10%, Mathematics Level 4 40%, Level 5 10%, Science Level 4 60%, Level 5 20%. Languages: French, Spanish Admission: Set criteria Associated Schools: All Saints High School Special facilities: Children’s Centre ST LAURENCES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Leeside Avenue, L32 9QX 0151 546 4733 Headteacher: Paul Cronin Web: www.stlaurenceskirkby.com Email: stlaurence@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 403 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 31 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Extensive Range Sports Activities: Extensive Range SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81%, Level 5 17%, Mathematics Level 4 81%, Level 5 35%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 63%. Languages: Italian Admission: KEA Associated Schools: All Saints ST MARIE’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Bigdale Drive, L33 6XL 0151 477 8480 Headteacher: Mrs Patricia Cooney Email: stmaries@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 229 Age Range: 4-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 66% Level 5 22%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 41%
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Moorfield, L33 1DZ 0151 548 6890 Headteacher: Mr Joseph White Web: www.saintspeterandpaul.org.uk Email: peterandpaul.de@knowsley. gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 325 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Drama, arts and crafts Sports Activities: Football, crosscountry, athletics, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 79%, Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 86%, Level 5 24%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 38%. Admission: KEA Associated Schools: All Saints
WESTVALE PRIMARY Melverley Road, L32 0RQ 0151 477 8470 Headteacher: Gillian Holland Email: westvale@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.westvaleschool.uk.org Type of School: Community Pupils: 285 Age Range: 3-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 77% Level 5 9%, Mathematics Level 4 86% Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 66%
KNOWSLEY VILLAGE KNOWSLEY VILLAGE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Sugar Lane, L34 0ER 0151 289 5349 Headteacher: Miss C Fairhurst Email: knowsleyvillage@knowsley. gov.uk Type of School: Community Primary Pupils: 179 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Wrap around care available within school building. Extra School Activities: Drama, Spanish, citizenship, board games, homework. PTFA community day, bingo, BBQ, fashion show. Sports Activities: Rugby, boys and girls football, cricket, rounders, swimming, High 5, multi-sports cage, Judo. SATS: English Level 4 89%, Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 89%, Level 5 68%, Science Level 4 95%, Level 5 47%. Admission: Nursery – Sept/Jan. Associated Schools: Knowsley Park Learning Centre ST JOHN FISHER CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Tithebarn Road, L34 0HA 0151 477 8590 Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Farrimond Email: stjohnfisher@knowsley.gov.uk Web: www.stjohnfisherrcprimary school.ik.org Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 162 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, badminton, netball, tag rugby SATS: KS2 English Level 4 92%, Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 80%, Level 5 32%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 28%. Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA Associated Schools: St Edumund Arrowsmith
PRESCOT EVELYN COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Evelyn Avenue, L34 2SP 0151 477 8570 Headteacher: Ms C Arnold Email: evelyn.de@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community School Pupils: 282 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Dancing, art, ICT Sports Activities: Football, netball etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91%, Level 5 61%, Mathematics Level 4 85%, Level 5 52%, Science Level 4 97%, Level 5 64%. Languages: French Admission: Knowsley LA Associated Schools: Knowsley Park Centre of Learning OUR LADY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Ward Street, L34 6JJ 0151 477 8220 Headteacher: Haydn Boyle BSc PGCE NPQH Email: ourlady@knowsley.gov.uk
Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 236 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Extra School Activities: Brass, woodwind, band, choir, art and craft, dance, games club SHARE, Mayors award, dance clubs, boccia Sports Activities: PE, netball, football, basketball, cricket, tennis, pre-school cricket juniors, multi skills infants. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90%, Level 5 30%, Mathematics Level 4 93%, Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 60%. Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Edmund Arrowsmith, De La Salle PRESCOT PRIMARY SCHOOL Maryville Road, L34 2TA 0151 432 7100 Headteacher: Miss Catherine Fairhurst Email: prescotprimary@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 409 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Seasonal and varied Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 92%, Level 5 49%, Mathematics Level 4 92%, Level 5 49%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 86%. Languages: French, Spanish, German Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Prescot School ST LUKES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Shaw Lane, L35 5AT 0151 426 6917 Headteacher: Mrs Maria Clarke Web: www.stlukesprescot.ik.org Email: stluke@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 221 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: After School club Extra School Activities: Dance group, India group Sports Activities: Hockey, cricket, high five, cross country SATS: KS2 English Level 4 75%, Level 5 36%, Mathematics Level 4 79%, Level 5 39%, Science Level 4 89%, Level 5 46%. Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA Associated Schools: St Edmund Arrowsmith ST MARY AND ST PAUL Bryer Road L35 5DN 0151 426 6869 Headteacher: Neil Dixon Web: www.smsp.org.uk (under construction) Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 167 Age Range: 3-11 SATS: KS2 English Level 4 63%, Mathematics Level 4 69% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 13%
STOCKBRIDGE VILLAGE BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Cremorne Hey, Waterpark Drive, L28 3QA 0151 489 4906 Headteacher: Karen Evans Email: brookside@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 167 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 65%, Level 5 6%, Mathematics Level 4 84%, Level
5 35%, Science Level 4 81%, Level 5 26%. Admission: KEA NINE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL Hollowcroft, L28 4ED 0151 489 8044 Headteacher: Mr J Shaw Email: ninetree@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 100 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various cookery, art Sports Activities: Various, football, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 63%, Level 5 13%, Mathematics Level 4 63%, Level 5 44%, Science Level 4 81%, Level 5 56%. Languages: French Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Knowsley ST ALBERT’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Steers Croft, L28 8AJ 0151 477 8560 Headteacher: Mark Nolan (Acting) Email: stalbert@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 183 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, rugby etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 94%, Level 5 42%, Mathematics Level 4 94%, Level 5 28%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 47%. Languages: Spanish Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Christ The King Centre for Learning, St John Bosco, De La Salle, Cardinal Heenan ST BRIGIDS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Waterpark Drive, L28 7RE 0151 477 8150 Headteacher: Mrs G Price Web: www.stbrigid.knowsley.sch.uk Email: stbrigid@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 182 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Parpers and tooters, disco dance, homework, drama, art club. Sports Activities: Football, basketball, ju-jitsu, cross country, athletics, multi skill SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82%, Level 5 6%, Mathematics Level 4 79%, Level 5 27%, Science Level 4 88%, Level 5 24%. Languages: French Admission: KEA
WHISTON HALSNEAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Pennywood Drive, L35 3TX 0151 477 8130 Headteacher: Mrs A. Abdous Email: halsnead@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 435 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80%, Level 5 15%, Mathematics Level 4 78%, Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 88%, Level 5 28%. Admission: KEA
ST LEO'S AND SOUTHMEAD CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Serving the Community Lickers Lane, L35 3SR 0151 477 8410 Headteacher: Jeanette Grundy Email: stleo@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 226 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Drama, reading, ICT, music, multiculture Sports Activities: Football, rugby, athletics, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83%, Level 5 11%, Mathematics Level 4 89%, Level 5 50%, Science Level 4 100%, Level 5 44%. Languages: French Admission: KEA Associated Schools: St Edmund Arrowsmith, Higherside WHISTON WILLIS COMMUNITY PRIMARY Milton Avenue L35 2XY 0151 477 8270 Headteacher: Mrs Elaine Maloney Email: whistonwillis.de@ knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Primary Pupils: 325 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Local Solutions breakfast & after school clubs, holiday clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 95% Level 5 53%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 70% Languages: French and Spanish Admission: KEA Associated Schools: Various Special facilities: Sherwood Children’s Centre including Local Solutions Nursery, Sport England Space for Sports and Arts and multi purpose room.
SEFTON AINSDALE ST JOHN'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY Sandbrook Road, PR8 3JE 01704 578427 Headteacher: Mrs L Deninson Email: ainsdale.ce@merseymail.com Web: www.ainsdalestjohns.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 211 Age Range: 5-11 Pre & After School Activities: Fun4Kidz after school care 3.30-6 pm daily Extra School Activities: Range of over 20 clubs across school Sports Activities: Football, netball, cricket, swimming, multi-skills, athletics, dance and much more SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 35%, Mathematics Level 4 79% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 94% Level 5 62% Languages: Year 4 – Year 6 Spanish and French Admission: Criteria is obtainable from school Associated Schools: Various
AINTREE AINTREE DAVENHILL PRIMARY Aintree Lane, L10 8LE 0151 526 1162 Headteacher: Mrs K Coyle Email: admin.aintreedavenhill@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.aintreedavenhill.net Type of School: Community Pupils: 463 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club
Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various eg football, netball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 94% Level 5 44%, Mathematics Level 4 98% Level 5 68%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 64% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Maghull High Special facilities: ICT suite, interactive whiteboards HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC PRIMARY Oriel Drive L10 6NJ 0151 288 6206 Headteacher: Mrs Dimeck Web: www.holyrosaryschool.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 436 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, etc SATS: KS2 English Level 4 89% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 43%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 39% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA
BOOTLE ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC PRIMARY Chesnut Grove, L20 4LX 0151 288 6420 Headteacher: Mrs A Holleran Email: adminallsaints@hotmail.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 398 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 12%, Mathematics Level 4 85% Level 5 20%, Science Level 4 77% Level 5 23% Languages: Spanish, Chinese Associated Schools: Savio High BEDFORD PRIMARY Quarry Road, L20 9LJ 0151 922 1467 Headteacher: Mrs Ruth Braithwaite Email: admin.Bedford@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.bedfordprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 385 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 29 Pre & After School Activities: Rise & Shine Breakfast club 7.30-8.50am, pick ups from local registered after-school childcare providers Extra School Activities: Cookery, podcasting, reading club, cricket, dance, drama, plus many more Sports Activities: Cricket, tag rugby, swimming, football, hockey, athletics, tri golf SATS: 2008 KS2 English Level 4 69% Level 5 3%, Mathematics Level 4 71% Level 5 15%, Science Level 4 85% Level 5 17% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Hillside CHRIST CHURCH CE PRIMARY Brookhill Road, L20 3JL 0151 922 2136 Headteacher: Acting: Mrs J Evans Email: admin.ChristChurch@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 412 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club (drop in) Sports Activities: Football, athletics, tag-rugby, rounders, basketball SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81% Level 5 17%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 22%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 51% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Hillside
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GRANGE PRIMARY Stonyfield, L30 0QS 0151 924 7917 Headteacher: Mr B Norbury Web: www.grange-futureschool.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 271 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, languages, study support Sports Activities: Football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 61% Level 5 27%, Mathematics Level 4 68% Level 5 22%, Science Level 4 80% Level 5 41% Languages: Mandarin, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Bootle High, Litherland HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC PRIMARY Poulsom Drive, L30 2NR 0151 525 7497 Headteacher: Mr Paul Davenport Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 235 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 52%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 31%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 55% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St Ambrose LANDER ROAD PRIMARY Lander Road, L21 8JD 0151 922 5760 Type of School: Community Headteacher: Ms Barbara Billingsley Email: admin.landerroad@schools. sefton.gove.uk Pupils: 251 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club, Wrap Around care Extra School Activities: Dance, drama, choir Sports Activities: Football, tag rugby, judo SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 23%, Mathematics Level 4 73% Level 5 27%, Science Level 4 88% Level 5 35% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Litherland High LINACRE PRIMARY Thornton Road, L20 5ED 0151 922 1466 Headteacher: Miss Wheatley Email: admin.Linacre@schools. sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 197 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, Spanish, sign language, cookery, ICT, science, stay & play, active kids. Sports Activities: Basketball, netball, football, multi-skills, cricket SATS: KS2 English Level 4 72% Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 12%, Science Level 4 84% Level 5 20% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St George of England, Hillside OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC PRIMARY Stand Park Avenue, L30 3SA 0151 525 0395 Headteacher: Mrs B M Shiels Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 349 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 22 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Homework, drama, gardening, guitar, ICT, Spanish Sports Activities: Football, netball,
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judo, fencing, rugby, cross country, athletics, golf, dance SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 31%, Mathematics Level 4 67% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 40% Admission: SEA SPRINGWELL PARK COMMUNITY PRIMARY Menai Road, L20 6PG 0151 288 6054 Headteacher: Mr D Stubbs Email: admin.springwellpark@schools. sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 311 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, basketball, hockey, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 78% Level 5 14%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 3%, Science Level 4 89% Level 5 32% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St George of England, Hillside, Savio High Special facilities: Brand new school, IT suite, childrens centre - 4 years old. ST BENEDICT'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Copy Lane, L30 7PG 0151 526 6423 Headteacher: Mr C. T. Vaudrey Email: admin.stbenedicts@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stbenedicts.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 299 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Childrens university Sports Activities: Football, netball, rounders etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83% Level 5 15%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 26%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 26% Admission: SEA or by appointment Associated Schools: St Ambrose Barlow ST MONICA'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Aintree Road, L20 9EB 0151 525 1245 Headteacher: Mr Paul Kinsella Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 426 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Arts club Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 89% Level 5 49%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 33%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 56% Admission: SEA ST OSWALD'S CE PRIMARY Ronald Ross Avenue, L30 5RH 0151 525 4580 Headteacher: Miss E Murtagh Email: head.stoswalds@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stoswaldsnetherton.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 241 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Spanish, Study Support Sports Activities: Football, rugby etc SATS: KS2 (2010) English Level 4 88% Level 5 38%, Mathematics Level 4 85% Level 5 31%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 65% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA ST ROBERT BELLARMINE CATHOLIC PRIMARY Harris Drive, L20 6ED
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0151 922 1216 Headteacher: Mrs Mairead Dowell Email: admin.strobertbellarmine @schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.strobertbellarmine.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 221 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Nursery, Wrap Around Care Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 (2010) English Level 4 100% Level 5 60%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 23%, Science (2009) Level 4 93% Level 5 60% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA or by set criteria Associated Schools: Savio High School, St Wilfrids THOMAS GRAY PRIMARY JUNIOR DEPARTMENT/ INFANT DEPARTMENT Chesnut Grove, L20 4LX 0151 288 6530 Headteacher: Mrs R Rimmer Email: head.thomasgrayprimary@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.thomasgreyprimary.co.uk Type of School: Primary Pupils: 259 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Drama Dance Sports Activities: Football, basketball, netball, tag rugby. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 34%, Mathematics Level 4 74% Level 5 29%, Science Level 4 87% Level 5 42% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St George of England
CROSBY ATHERTON HOUSE SCHOOL 6 Alexandra Road, L23 7TF 0151 924 5578 Headteacher: Mrs Alice Apel Email: alice@athertonhouse.co.uk Web: www.athertonhouse.co.uk Type of School: Independent Day Nursery Pupils: 60 Age Range: 0-5 Average Class Size: 8 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club, holiday club, wraparound care SATS: N/A Languages: To support unclusivity Admission: Inclusive MERCHANT TAYLORS’ SCHOOLS - JUNIOR BOYS Liverpool Road, L23 0QP 0151 928 3307 Headteacher: Mrs J Thomas Email: juniorboys@merchant taylors.com Web: www.merchanttaylors.com Type of School: Independent Day School Pupils: 156 Boys Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 22 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: Not available Admission: Independent MERCHANT TAYLORS’ SCHOOLS – STANFIELD MIXED INFANTS AND JUNIOR GIRLS 134 Liverpool Road, L23 5TH 0151 924 1506 Headteacher: Miss J E Yardley Web: www.merchanttaylors.com Type of School: Independent Day School Pupils: 320 Boys and Girls Age Range: Boys and Girls 4-7 Girls Only 7-11 Average Class Size: 18 Extra School Activities: Various
Sports Activities: Various SATS: Not available Admission: Independent FOREFIELD JUNIOR Forefield Lane, L23 9TJ 0151 924 3971 Headteacher: Mr R. F. Naylor Email: forefield@btinternet.com Web: www.forefieldjuniors.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 370 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 35 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and after school club available Extra School Activities: Choir, recorders, guitars, woodwind, brass, percussion, dance, chess, young engineers, young animators Sports Activities: Football, cricket, netball, judo, athletics, tag rugby, cross country SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 36%, Mathematics Level 4 87% Level 5 45%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 61% Languages: French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Forefield, Chesterfield, St Michaels CofE GREAT CROSBY CATHOLIC PRIMARY The Northern Road, L23 2RQ 0151 924 8661 Headteacher: Mrs Pat Speed Email: admin.greatcrosby@schools. sefton.gov.uk web: www.greatcrosbycatholic primary.org.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 695 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 31 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, rounders, netball, etc. SATS: KS2 (2010) English Level 4 96%, Mathematics Level 4 92% Languages: Spanish, French, Chinese Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Sacred Heart ST LUKE'S HALSALL CE PRIMARY Cooks Road, L23 2TB 0151 924 5142 Headteacher: Mr Richard Miller Email: head.stlukeshalsall@schools. sefton.gov.uk Website: www.stlukeshalsall.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 244 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs & wraparound care for nursery pupils Extra School Activities: Various including chess & drama Sports Activities: Football, cricket, rugby, netball, Active Mark SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 54%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 54%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 83% Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Michael’s, Chesterfield ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Back Lane, L23 4UA 0151 924 4447 Headteacher: Mr P M Hennessy Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 93 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, basketball, swimming SATS: KS2 English Level 4 100% Level 5 40%, Mathematics Level 4 93% Level 5 47%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 67% Languages: French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Holy Family
ST MARY’S COLLEGE, CROSBY Everest Road, L23 5TW 0151 924 3926 Headteacher: Mr M Kennedy Email: office@stmarys.lpool.sch.uk Web: www.stmarys.ac Type of School: Independent Age range: 0-18 Class size: 15 Extra School Activities: IT, Amnesty International, debating, young enterprise, art club, chess club, SPUC, design club, French circle, maths club, SVP, school council, justice and peace, DoE award scheme, stage band, orchestra, choirs, concert band, young writers, Lourdes group, drama club, science club, CCF, Spanish club, young LIFE. Sporting Activities: Athletics, cross country, netball, football, rugby, tennis, cricket, badminton, basketball, dance, fitness, gymnastics, hockey, multi-gym, rounders, swimming, triathlon, volleyball. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) 99%, A Level 99% Admission: Interview, reference and examination ST NICHOLAS’ CE PRIMARY Nicholas Road, L23 6TS 0151 924 1204 Headteacher: Mrs R Woods Email: admin.stcnicholas@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stnicholasprimary.org.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 193 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After school clubs Extra School Activities: Drama, art, choir, modern foreign languages group, wildlife after school club. Sports Activities: Athletics, football, judo, multi-sports, netball, rugby, gymnastics, dance. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 45%, Mathematics Level 4 97% Level 5 48%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 62% Languages: Spanish, Swedish Admission: SEA URSULINE CATHOLIC PRIMARY Nicholas Road, L23 6TT 0151 924 1704 Headteacher: Mr McQueen Email: admin.ursuline@schools. sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 385 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Hockey, swimming SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 28%, Mathematics Level 4 77% Level 5 36%, Science Level 4 85% Level 5 38% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Sacred Heart VALEWOOD PRIMARY Sherwood Avenue, L23 7YG 0151 924 0483 Headteacher: Mrs H Kokkinos Email: head.valewood@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.valewood.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 211 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83% Level 5 37%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 47% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA with certain criteria
FORMBY FRESHFIELD PRIMARY Watchyard Lane, L37 3JT 01704 876567 Headteacher: Mr V Osbaldeston Email: admin.Freshfield@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.freshfieldprimary school.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 263 Age Range: 3 to 11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Drama, performing arts Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 39%, Mathematics Level 4 96% Level 5 39%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 54% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: SEA or apply to school Associated Schools: Formby High, Range High Special facilities: Nursery, Childrens Centre MLD Class (Unit for 10 children) OUR LADY OF COMPASSION CATHOLIC PRIMARY Bull Cop, L37 8BZ 01704 877281 Headteacher: Mrs Lynn Email: head.ourladyofcompassion@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 279 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Choir, computer club Sports Activities: Netball, running club, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 98% Level 5 78%, Mathematics Level 4 89% Level 5 67%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 65% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Holy Family High School REDGATE PRIMARY Regdate, L37 4EW 01704 385960 Headteacher: Mrs Wendy Grime Email: head.redgate@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.redgateprimary.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 146 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 24 Pre & After School Activities: Out of School club 8am-5.30pm Extra School Activities: ICT, dance, chess, needlecraft, French, recorders Sports Activities: Football, netball, cricket, hockey, tennis, multisport, tag rugby, Activemark award 2007. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 8%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 35%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 38% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Range High, Formby High Special facilities: IWB in each room ST JEROME'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Greenloons Drive, L37 2LX 0151 288 6003 Headteacher: Mrs K S Monaghan Email: admin.stjeromes@schools. sefton.gov.uk web: www.stjeromesprimary school.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 213 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Film club, knitting club Sports Activities: Football, netball, judo, athletics, cricket SATS: KS2 (2010) English Level 4 100% Level 5 53%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 60%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 70%
Languages: French, Italian, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Holy Family High School ST LUKE'S CE PRIMARY Jubilee Road, L37 2HW 01704 872692 Headteacher: Mrs Sharon Cowey Email: admin.stlukesformby@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stlukesformby.org Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 425 Age Range: 4-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 78% Level 5 42%, Mathematics Level 4 87% Level 5 35%, Science Level 4 93% Level 5 48% Admission: SEA TRINITY ST PETER'S CE PRIMARY Paradise Lane, L37 7EJ 01704 876391 Headteacher: Mr M Dutton Email: admin.trinitystpeters@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.trinitystpeters.com (under construction) Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 231 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 97% Level 5 64%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 61%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 67% Admission: SEA Special facilities: New purpose built Foundation Stage WOODLANDS PRIMARY Woodlands Road, L37 2JN 01704 876444 Headteacher: Mr Simon Grilli Email: admin.woodlands@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.woodlandschool formby.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 336 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 31 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, various Sports Activities: Tag rugby, netball, gym SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 41%, Mathematics Level 4 88% Level 5 45%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 38% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Range High
LITHERLAND ENGLISH MARTYRS CATHOLIC PRIMARY School Lane, L21 7LX 0151 928 5601 Headteacher: Mrs P O’Brien Email: admin.EnglishMartyrs@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.englishmartyrs.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 470 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 95% Level 5 78%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 52%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 77% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St Wilfrids HATTON HILL PRIMARY Alwyn Avenue, L21 9NZ 0151 928 7012 Headteacher: Mrs H Lyall
Email: admin.hattonhill@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.hattonhill.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 366 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various eg multisport SATS: KS2 English Level 4 65% Level 5 8%, Mathematics Level 4 88% Level 5 27%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 22% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Litherland High LITHERLAND MOSS PRIMARY Moss Lane, L21 7NW 0151 928 4544 Headteacher: Sarah Greer Email: admin.litherlandmoss@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.litherlandmoss.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 131 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Sports Activities: Football, netball, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 45%, Mathematics Level 4 82% Level 5 45%, Science Level 4 91% Level 5 73% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Litherland High Special facilities: Children Centre, Accessible school OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC PRIMARY Ford Close, L21 0EP 0151 928 3676 Email: admin.ourladyqueenofpeace @schools.sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 116 Age Range: 5-11 Pre & After School Activities: Contact school Extra School Activities: Contact school Sports Activities: Contact school SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83% Level 5 33%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 50%, Science Level 4 83% Level 5 44% Languages: Admission: SEA ST ELIZABETH'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Webster Street, L21 8JH 0151 922 5752 Headteacher: Mrs Sullivan Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 338 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 29 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various, crafts, choir Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 50% Level 5 2%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 16%, Science Level 4 80% Level 5 16% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St Wilfrids ST PHILIP'S CE PRIMARY Church Road, L21 8NZ 0151 928 1483 Headteacher: Mrs Marian Hodgson Email: admin.stphilipslitherland@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stphilipsprimaryschoollitherland.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 197 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Dance, music club, art club, gardening club, athletics club Sports Activities: Football, swimming, dance. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5
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LYDIATE LYDIATE PRIMARY Lambshear Lane, L31 2JZ 0151 526 2657 Headteacher: Mr Batchelor Email: admin.lydiate@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.lydiateprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 332 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, judo, fencing, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 100% Level 5 66%, Mathematics Level 4 98% Level 5 68%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 68% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA ST GREGORY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Sandy Lane, L31 2LB 0151 526 5856 Headteacher: Mrs D. Albon Web: www.stgregorysschool.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 192 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & Wraparound club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various throughout the year, seasonal SATS: KS2 English Level 4 100% Level 5 57%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 75%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 75% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Maricourt ST THOMAS'S CE PRIMARY Kenyons Lane, L31 0BP 0151 531 9955 Headteacher: Mrs Ann Lock, B.A. Hons, NPQH Email: admin.stthomas@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stthomaslydiate.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Church of England Pupils: 183 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 26 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast, After School and Holiday clubs Extra School Activities: Dance, art, guitar, cheer-leading, street dance Sports Activities: Football, rugby, basketball, judo, cricket, golf SATS: KS2 (2010) English Level 4 88% Level 5 26%, Mathematics Level 4 97% Level 5 44% Admission: Contact school Special facilities: Nursery 8.00am6.00pm
MAGHULL GREEN PARK PRIMARY Green Lane, L31 8BW 0151 526 2755 Headteacher: Mr G Hewer Web: www.greenparkschool.org.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 264 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 32%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 41% Admission: SEA
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HUDSON PRIMARY Moorhey Road, L31 5LE 0151 526 1568 Headteacher: Ms Allen Email: Head.Hudson@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.hudsonprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 129 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Sports Activities: Football, swimming etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 40%, Mathematics Level 4 73% Level 5 33%, Science Level 4 87% Level 5 40% Admission: SEA Special facilities: Surestart Childrens Centre NORTHWAY PRIMARY Dodds Lane, L31 9AA 0151 526 2565 Headteacher: Mrs Gill Email: admin.northway@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.northwayprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 333 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 33%, Mathematics Level 4 74% Level 5 35%, Science Level 4 94% Level 5 46% Admission: SEA ST ANDREW'S MAGHULL CE PRIMARY Deyes Lane, L31 6DE 0151 526 1378 Headteacher: Mrs S Kerwin Email: head.standrewsmaghull@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.standrewsmaghull.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 359 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Drama, chess, Bible club, dancing, choir, gardening, craft, magazine Sports Activities: Netball, football SATS: KS2 English Level 4 92% Level 5 39%, Mathematics Level 4 90% Level 5 38%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 41% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA ST GEORGE'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Dennett Close, L31 5PD 0151 526 1624 Headteacher: Mr L McKay Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 206 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 82% Level 5 32%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 61% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Maricourt ST JOHN BOSCO CATHOLIC PRIMARY Green Lane, L31 8BW 0151 520 2628 Headteacher: Daniel MacAreavy Email: stjblynn@yahoo.co.uk Web: www.stjohnboscoprimary.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 199 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club, full after school provision until 6pm Extra School Activities: After School lessons, computer club, drama, recorder, guitar etc. Sports Activities: Swimming, football, netball, tag rugby, tennis, gymnastics SATS: KS2 English Level 4 100% Level
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5 60%, Mathematics Level 4 100% Level 5 63%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 77% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Maricourt High SUMMERHILL PRIMARY Poverty Lane, L31 3DT 0151 526 1343 Headteacher: Mrs L Nelson Email: admin.Summerhill@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.summerhill primary.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 204 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Art club, IT club, singing club Sports Activities: Football, netball, dance, basketball, golf SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 27%, Mathematics Level 4 80% Level 5 33%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 37% Languages: Italian, French Admission: SEA
MELLING MELLING PRIMARY Wheeler Drive, L31 1DA 0151 547 3349 Headteacher: Mr C Mitchell Email: admin.melling@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.mellingprimary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 211 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club and After school club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 77% Level 5 19%, Mathematics Level 4 74% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 94% Level 5 26% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Maghull High, Deyes, Maricourt
NETHERTON NETHERTON MOSS PRIMARY Swifts Lane, L30 3RU 0151 525 5026 Headteacher: Mrs Wood Email: admin.nethertonmoss@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.nethertonmoss.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 177 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club SATS: KS2 English Level 4 76% Level 5 17%, Mathematics Level 4 79% Level 5 41%, Science Level 4 90% Level 5 41% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Litherland High
SEAFORTH OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA CATHOLIC PRIMARY Kepler Street, Seaforth. L21 3TE 0151 928 3158 Headteacher: Mr D. Iliff Email: admin.ourladystarofthesea@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.ourladystarofthesea. sefton.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 162 Age Range: 3-11 Pre & After School Activities: After School club Extra School Activities: Fun & kids summer school, drama, homework, computer clubs SATS: KS2 English Level 4 79% Level 5 14%, Mathematics Level 4 64% Level 5 14%, Science Level 4 79% Level 5 29% Admission: Application form with set criteria. Associated Schools: St Wilfrids High School
RIMROSE HOPE C OF E PRIMARY Sandy Road, L21 1AD 0151 288 6508 Headteacher: Mr Lawrence Grilly Email: head.rimrosehope@schools. sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Community Pupils: 307 Age Range: 5-11 Pre & After School Activities: Contact school Extra School Activities: Contact school Sports Activities: Contact school SATS: KS2 English Level 4 73% Level 5 12%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 10%, Science Level 4 76% Level 5 22% Languages: Admission: SEA
SOUTHPORT BIRKDALE PRIMARY Matlock Road, PR8 4EL 01704 567516 Headteacher: Mr N Sheeran Email: admin.BirkdalePrimary@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.birkdaleprimary.org Type of School: Community Pupils: 368 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 94% Level 5 43%, Mathematics Level 4 98% Level 5 45%, Science Level 4 98% Level 5 53% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: SEA BISHOP DAVID SHEPPARD CE PRIMARY Devonshire Road, PR9 7BZ 01704 227987 Headteacher: Mrs S Tasker Email: admin.BishopDavidSheppard @schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.bishopdavid sheppard.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 149 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School, Wrap Around Care Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, netball, cricket, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 85% Level 5 35%, Mathematics Level 4 73% Level 5 19%, Science Level 4 85% Level 5 31% Languages: French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Meols Comp CHURCHTOWN PRIMARY St Cuthberts Road, PR9 7NN 01704 508500 Headteacher: Mr D Walker Email: office@Churchtown.org.uk Web: www.churchtown.org.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 879 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 29%, Mathematics Level 4 88% Level 5 43%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 52% Languages: French Admission: SEA or by contact with school. Associated Schools: Stanley High FARNBOROUGH ROAD JUNIOR Farnborough Road, PR8 3DF 01704 577625 Headteacher: Mr A Antell Email: admin.FarnboroughRoad Jun@schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.farnboroughroad juniors.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 480 Age Range: 7-11 Average Class Size: 30
Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After School clubs Extra School Activities: Singing, dancing, recorder, craft, circus, orchestra, ICT plus many others. Sports Activities: Netball, judo, fencing, football, cricket, rugby, athletics plus many others SATS: KS2 (2010) English Level 4 91% Level 5 45%, Mathematics Level 4 84% Level 5 41% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Greenbank High School, Birkdale High School HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PRIMARY Norwood Crescent, PR9 7DU 01704 213084 Headteacher: Mrs Morton Email: admin.HolyFamilyPrimary@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.holyfamilyprimary. com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 218 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs, Holiday club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 95% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 43%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 50% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Christ the King HOLY TRINITY CE PRIMARY Manchester Road, PR9 9AZ 01704 538366 Headteacher: Mrs Sue Mawdsley Email: admin.holytrinitysouthport@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.holytrinityprimary.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 203 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Childrens University, various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 100% Level 5 32%, Mathematics Level 4 76% Level 5 28%, Science Level 4 76% Level 5 20% Admission: Appointment with set criteria. KEW WOODS PRIMARY Ovington Drive, PR8 6JW 01704 533478 Headteacher: Mr Des Stubbs Email: admin.kewwoods@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.kewwoods.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 348 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 38%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 51%, Science Level 4 96% Level 5 62% Admission: SEA KINGS MEADOW PRIMARY Meadow Lane, Ainsdale PR8 3RS 01704 578512 Headteacher: Mrs Alison Watson Email: admin.kingsmeadow@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.kingsmeadow primary.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 166 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Wrap Around care for nursery children, Full offer for extended Nursery provision, Holiday club, Breakfast and After School care Extra School Activities: Various changes every half term
SATS: KS2 English Level 4 70% Level 5 40%, Mathematics Level 4 85% Level 5 40%, Science Level 4 85% Level 5 35% Languages: French (KS1) and Spanish (KS2) LARKFIELD PRIMARY Preston New Road, PR9 8PA 01704 224720 Headteacher: Mr Tim Baldwin Email: head.larkfield@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 258 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, netball, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 83% Level 5 22%, Mathematics Level 4 81% Level 5 36%, Science Level 4 86% Level 5 36% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Stanley High School LINAKER PRIMARY Sefton Street, PR8 5DB 01704 532343 Headteacher: Mr Colin Coleman Email: office@linakermail.co.uk Web: www.linakerschool.co.uk Type of School: Primary & Childrens Centre Pupils: 471 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Drama, language, dance, multi skills Sports Activities: Judo, football, cricket, netball, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 81% Level 5 20%, Mathematics Level 4 81% Level 5 17%, Science Level 4 89% Level 5 39% Languages: Spanish, Mandarin Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Greenbank, Birkdale High, Stanley, Meols Cops Special facilities: Nursery, 0-5 childcare, childrens centre MARSHSIDE PRIMARY Elswick Road, PR9 9XA 01704 211177 Headteacher: Mr A. McCoy Email: head.marshside@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.marshsideprimary.org.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 193 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 29 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various, but lots of! Sports Activities: Football, netball, judo, street dance, cheerleading, fencing, skateboarding, speed stacking, multi-skills, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 21%, Mathematics Level 4 92% Level 5 42%, Science Level 4 93% Level 5 38% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Local high schools Special facilities: Toddler group – pre school, fully equipped medical room for disabled children NORWOOD PRIMARY Norwood Crescent, PR9 7DU 01704 211960 Headteacher: Mr L Dumbell Web: www.norwoodprimary school.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 416 Age Range: 5-11 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Let’s get cooking, film club, dance, art, wind band, singing, science, chess, camera, skating, book
Sports Activities: Football, netball, athletics, rugby, cross country, cricket, judo and tennis SATS: KS2 English Level 4 88% Level 5 24%, Mathematics Level 4 93% Level 5 44%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 61% Admission: SEA OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC NURSERY & PRIMARY Grantham Road, PR8 4LT 01704 568375 Headteacher: Mrs M C Hillsdon Email: admin.ourladyoflourdes@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.ololprimary.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 554 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Activemark Award SATS: KS2 English Level 4 89% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 86% Level 5 27%, Science Level 4 92% Level 5 38% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: SEA SHORESIDE PRIMARY Westminster Drive, PR8 2QZ 01704 576040 Headteacher: Mr D. Thomas Email: ssideschl@aol.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 256 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 82% Level 5 37%, Mathematics Level 4 79% Level 5 39% Science Level 4 89% Level 5 58% Languages: French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Greenbank Girls, Birkdale Boys, Formby High Special facilities: Nursery ST JOHN'S CE PRIMARY Rufford Road, PR9 8JH 01704 227441 Headteacher: Mr Daniel R G Hains Email: head.StJohnsCrossens@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stjohnsprimary.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Controlled Pupils: 209 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Extensive range Sports Activities: Extensive range SATS: KS2 English Level 4 93% Level 5 26%, Mathematics Level 4 78% Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 89% Level 5 37% Languages: French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Stanley High School Specialist Sports College ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY Radnor Drive, PR9 9RR 01704 225906 Headteacher: Mr Bevin Email: admin.stpatricks@schools. sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 297 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various SATS: KS2 English Level 4 95% Level 5 42%, Mathematics Level 4 98% Level 5 53%, Science Level 4 95% Level 5 58% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Christ the King ST PHILIP'S CE PRIMARY SOUTHPORT Hampton Road, PR8 6SS 01704 535737
Headteacher: Mr Brian Johnson Email: head.stphilipssouthport@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 208 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Computer club, drama clubs (Infant and Junior) recorder club, choir Sports Activities: Tag rugby, cricket, netball, girls football, boys football. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 87% Level 5 52%, Mathematics Level 4 97% Level 5 39%, Science Level 4 97% Level 5 58% Languages: French Admission: SEA ST TERESA'S CATHOLIC INFANT AND NURSERY Everton Road, PR8 4BT 01704 567528 Headteacher: Miss Anna Gavin Email: admin.StTeresas@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.st-teresas-school.co.uk Type of School: Infant Pupils: 123 Age Range: 3-7 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: After school clubs SATS: (2009) speaking and listening Grade 3 or above 48% (national 21%), Reading 31% (national 25%),Writing 17% (national 12%), Mathematics 28% (national 21%) Languages: English, Polish spoken by TA, French Admission: SEA Special facilities: Electronic whiteboards
THORNTON ST WILLIAM OF YORK CATHOLIC PRIMARY St William Road, L23 9XH 0151 924 7280 Headteacher: Mr David Ryan Email: admin.stwilliamofyork@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stwilliamofyork.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 220 Age Range: 3-11 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Extensive Sports Activities: Extensive SATS: KS2 English Level 4 80% Level 5 37%, Mathematics Level 4 91% Level 5 37%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 49% Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Holy Family Catholic High School Special facilities: Physio room for physically disabled children. Ofsted: October 2009 graded the school as ‘good with outstanding features’.
WATERLOO ST EDMUND & ST THOMAS CATHOLIC PRIMARY Oxford Road, L22 8QF 0151 928 5586 Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 350 Extra School Activities: Contact school Sports Activities: Contact school SATS: KS2 English Level 4 90% Level 5 29%, Mathematics Level 4 83% Level 5 50%, Science Level 4 86% Level 5 45% Admission: SEA ST JOHN'S CE PRIMARY Denmark Street, L22 9RG 0151 928 5685 Headteacher: Mr R. J. Miller Web: www.stjohnsce waterloo.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 137 Age Range: 5-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Arts club,
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Spanish club Sports Activities: Football, tennis, badminton, cricket, gym, etc. SATS: KS2 English Level 4 91% Level 5 36%, Mathematics Level 4 95% Level 5 55%, Science Level 4 100% Level 5 55% Languages: English, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St Michael’ CE High School WATERLOO PRIMARY Crosby Road North, L22 0LD 0151 928 4274 Headteacher: Mrs Ruth Baldwin Email: admin.waterloo@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.waterlooprimary school.org.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 319 Age Range: 4-11 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club from 7.45am and after school club until 6pm. Extra School Activities: Homework club, chess club, art club, knitting, film club, zoom club, computer club Sports Activities: Judo, fencing, dancing, ballet, tennis, athletics, tag rugby, dance club, double dutch skipping, cheer-leading, football SATS: KS2 (2010) English Level 4 65% Level 5 25%, Mathematics Level 4 77% Level 5 31% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS LIVERPOOL AIGBURTH ST MARGARET’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH Aigburth Road, L17 6AB 0151 427 1825 Headmaster: Dr D. F. Dennison PhD Email: stmargaretsadmin@ merseymail.com Web: www.stmargarets high.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided, Technology and Language College Pupils: 1000 (231 in the coeducational Sixth Form) Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 22-30 Extra School Activities: Large range of clubs, sporting activities and educational visits/holidays. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 85% A Level 96% Languages: French, German and Spanish Admission: 150 boys. 85% Church commitment, 15% Entrance Exam on 26th September 2009. Co-educational Sixth Form. Contact the school directly for Prospectus and Application Form Associated area: Liverpool Diocese Special facilities: New £2m Cricket and Sports Centre
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AUCKLAND COLLEGE 65 Parkfield Road, L17 4LE 0151 727 0083 Principal: Mr Anthony Akaraonye Email: info@aucklandcollege.com Web: www.aucklandcollege.com Type of School: Independent Pupils: 147 Age Range: 3-19 Average Class Size: 16 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Cinema club/art class/drama, science, plus booster classes for all exams, homework club Sports Activities: In curriculum, football, gymnastics, swimming, cricket, fitness, rock climbing, rounders, volley ball, badminton, athletics, canoeing, kayaking, sailing and various fundraising walks Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 50% Languages: Spanish Admission: Tour, day visit, recent report, feedback meeting, appointment with Principal. Associated Schools: Contact Auckland Special facilities: Lab, IT Suite
AINTREE ARCHBISHOP BECK CATHOLIC SPORTS COLLEGE Cedar Road, L9 9AF 0151 525 6326 Headteacher: Mr Paul Dickinson
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Email: beck-ao@archbishopbeck. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.abhs.ik.org (updated soon - a link will redirect) Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1256 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 29 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, cricket, tennis, swimming etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 82.5% A level 100% (2010) Languages: Spanish, French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Blessed Sacrament, Holy Name, St Francis de Sales Special facilities: Cater for disabled pupils
ALLERTON ENTERPRISE SOUTH LIVERPOOL ACADEMY Heath Road, L19 4TN 0151 427 6482 Email: newheys@btconnect.com Web: www.newheys.com Headteacher: Mrs Ann Stahler Type of School: Business & Enterprise Specialist College Pupils: 710 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 25 Sports Activities: Netball, hockey, basketball, badminton, football, rugby, athletics.
Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 75% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Booker Avenue, Gilmour, Garston CofE, Springwood, Banks Road & Wider
ANFIELD NORTH LIVERPOOL ACADEMY Heyworth Street, L5 0SQ 0151 260 4044 Headteacher: Mrs K Askew Email: admin@northliverpool academy.co.uk Web: www.northliverpool academy.co.uk Type of School: Academy Pupils: 1149 Sixth Form: 220 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Music, dance, art and drama, ICT, languages, Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, community service, business and enterprise activities. Sports Activities: Sport and fitness activities Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 91% A level 100% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: LEA
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BROADGREEN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Queens Drive, L13 5UQ 0151 228 6800 Headteacher: Mrs S.J. Beevers Email: srouch@BroadgreenInternational School.com Web: www.BroadgreenInternational School.com Type of School: Foundation School Technology College Pupils: : 1204 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Also a range of after school clubs including homework, art, sport, science and technology many of which are externally accredited by Children’s University. In addition we offer a Summer school,Easter school and many International visits. Sports Activities: Swimming, fitness, canoeing, football, basketball, badminton, netball, table tennis. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 50%. Languages: French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese Admission: Governing body Associated Schools: Blueberry Park, Broadgreen Primary, Corinthian Primary, Dovecot Primary, Kensington Primary, Knotty Ash Primary, Northway Primary, Phoenix Primary, St Anne’s (Stanley)
ARCHBISHOP BLANCH CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH Mount Vernon Road, L7 3EA 0151 709 1452 Headteacher: Miss J. Griffiths Email: admin@blanch.org.uk Web: www.abblanch.com Type of School: Technology College & Training School. Voluntary Aided CE Pupils: 919 Age Range: 11-18 (girls up to 16, mixed sex Sixth Form) Average Class Size: 27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club, homework club Extra School Activities: Ski trips, residential & educational trips to theatres etc, work experience, drama, computer clubs, Youth Alpha, Christian Union, choirs, orchestra, jazz/rock groups Sports Activities: Hockey, netball, badminton, dance, athletics, cross country, swimming, gym & fitness club, cheerleading. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 89% (2010) A levels 99.36% Languages: French, German, Spanish, Latin Admission: Application form with set criteria Associated Schools: Primary schools throughout the Diocese of Liverpool Facilities: New sixth form centre, sports hall, gymnasium, fitness suite, all weather sports pitch.
CALDERSTONES CALDERSTONES Harthill Road, L18 3HS 0151 724 2087 Headteacher: Mrs Sally Beevers Email: admin@calderstones.co.uk Web: www.calderstones.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 1529 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 26/27 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Art, drama Sports Activities: PE, football Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 62% (2010) Admission: LEA
CHILDWALL CHILDWALL SPORTS COLLEGE Queens Drive, L15 6XZ 0151 722 1561 Headteacher: Mr Dewi Phillips Email: admin@childwallsc.co.uk Web: www.childwallsc.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 1196 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 20 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Music, drama, arts, maths club, science club, news group, international visits, GCSE Dance, Comenius project, robodance, ski trip, Christian Union. Sports Activities: Football, netball, rugby union, gymnastics, dance, fitness (aerobics, circuits, fartlek, interval and weight training), athletics, cricket, hockey, rounders, softball, badminton, tennis, judo, karate, rock climbing, orienteering, water sports, trampolining. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 66% Languages: Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various
CROXTETH DE LA SALLE HUMANITIES COLLEGE Carr Lane East, L11 4SG 0151 546 3134 Headteacher: Mr Patrick Ferguson Email: delasalleadmin@google mail.com Web: www.de-la-salle.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 513 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 30 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 75% A level 94% (2010) Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Teresa’s, St Matthew’s, Our Lady & St Philomena, St Swithin’s, All Saints, Beaufort Park, Croxteth Primary, Mab Lane, Monksdown, Our Lady Immaculate, Ranworth Square, St Albert’s, St Brigid’s, St Cecilia’s, St John Fisher, St Margaret Mary’s, St Michael’s, St Nicholas, St Sebastian’s, Wellesbourne, Barlows Primary, Blackmoor Park, Blessed Sacrament, Broad Square, Emmaus, Gwladys St, Holy Name, Huyton with Roby, Leamington Primary, Lister Juniors, New Park, Nine Tree, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Roscoe Juniors, St Patricks, St Francis De Sales, St Johns, St Michaels, St Pauls, The Trinity. ST JOHN BOSCO ARTS COLLEGE Stonedale Crescent, L11 9DQ 0151 546 6360 Headteacher: Mrs Anne Pontifex Email: enquiries@stjohnbosco.org.uk Web: www.st-johnbosco.liverpool. sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1068 Age Range: 11-19 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club, holiday sports provision Extra School Activities: Homework club, languages, science, dance, drama, music, Cafod, young enterprise, art, ICT Sports Activities: Trampolining, football, athletics, netball, rounders Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades)
Level 2 84% A levels 94.1% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA
EDGE HILL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL Overbury Street, L7 3HL 0151 709 1642 Headteacher: Miss Barbara Lord Web: www.cfschool.org.uk Type of School: Independent Pupils: 186 Age Range: 4-16 Extra School Activities: Chess, vocal group, art and craft Sports Activities: Football Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 100% (2010) Languages: French Admission: Set criteria
FAZAKERLEY FAZAKERLEY HIGH SCHOOL Specialist Engineering College Sherwoods Lane, L10 1LB 0151 524 4530/524 4531 Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Fleming Email: fazakerleyh-ao@fazakerley high.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.fazakerleyhigh.org Type of School: Community Pupils: 834 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Homework club Sports Activities: Trampolining, football, netball, tag rugby, athletics, climbing wall Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 93% (2010) Languages: French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Rice Lane Juniors, Longmoor Primary, Fazakerley Primary, Barlows Primary, Leamington Primary. Special facilities: New school building, sports centre with gym and climbing wall
GARSTON ENTERPRISE SOUTH LIVERPOOL ACADEMY Horrocks Avenue, L19 5PF 0151 294 3150 Headteacher: Mr J Finnigan Email: admin@saintbenedicts.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 758 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 22 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Drama, choir, brass band, art club, SATS revision club, GCSE revision club Sports Activities: Football, cricket, athletics, rounders, basketball, netball, martial arts Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 78% A level 85% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Holy Trinity, St Ambrose, St Anthony of Padua, St Austin, St Christopher, St Francis of Assisi, St Charles, St Finbar, St Vincent, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Special facilities: ICT suites, Transformation Learning Centre
GATEACRE GATEACRE COMMUNITY COMPREHENSIVE Grange Lane, L25 4SD 0151 428 1569 Headteacher: Mr Gerard Lonergan Email: gateacre-ao@gateacre. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 1432 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 28
Extra School Activities: Drama and music Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 71% A level 99% (2010) Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA
KENSINGTON THE ACADEMY OF ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI Gardners Drive, L6 7UR 0151 260 7600 Headteacher: Mr D McNiffe Email: academy@rcaol.co.uk Web: www.st-francisofassisiliverpool.org Type of School: Academy Pupils: 822 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 28 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 64% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA Special facilities: Gifted & Talented department
MOSSLEY HILL LIVERPOOL COLLEGE HMC INDEPENDENT Queens Drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 8BG 0151 724 4000 Principal: Mr H van Mourik Broekman MA (Hons) Email: admin@liverpoolcollege.org.uk Web: www.liverpoolcollege.org.uk Type of School: HMC Independent Pupils: 795 Age Range: 2-18 Average Class Size: 17 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Combined Cadet Force plus various extra curricular activities Sports Activities: Rugby, football, cricket, netball, hockey, athletics Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 85.7% IB 339 UCAS points per candidate equiv 2A’s, 1B. A=120pts Languages: Italian, Spanish, French, Latin Admission: By entrance assessment Associated Schools: Local schools
SEFTON PARK BELLERIVE FCJ CATHOLIC COLLEGE Windermere Terrace, L8 3SB 0151 727 2064 Headteacher: Sister Brigid Halligan Web: www.bellerivefcj.org Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 899 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 25 Sports Activities: Netball, hockey, badminton, football, dance, gymnastics, athletics, health & fitness, rounders, cross country, urban adventure. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 89% A level 98.5% (2010) Languages: Spanish, French Admission: Religious admissions policy Associated Schools: Citywide Special facilities: Three specialisms awarded: Sciences, Maths and Computing, Applied Learning ST HILDA’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH Croxteth Drive, L17 3AL 0151 733 2709 Headteacher: Mrs E Benson Email: info@st-hildas.com Web: www.st-hildas.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 862 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 26 Extra School Activities: Sign language, Soap/Candle making,
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Trampolining, cheerleading Sports Activities: Athletics, netball, rounders. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 88% A level 96.5% Languages: French, Spanish, German Admission: Religious Route / Academic Route Associated Schools: Various Special facilities: New drama studio, Refurbished Laboratories
SPEKE PARKLANDS HIGH SCHOOL Ganworth Road, L24 2RZ 0151 486 2612 Headteacher: Mrs Yvonne Sharples Email: parklands.hs@parklands. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.parklands.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 568 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Study support sessions, revision classes, performing arts Sports Activities: Football, hockey, netball, rounders, trampolining Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 57% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Local primaries Special facilities: ICT suites
TOXTETH THE BELVEDERE ACADEMY 17 Belvidere Road, L8 3TF 0151 727 1284 Principal: Mr P. M. Kennedy Web: www.belvedereacademy.net Pupils: 596 Age Range: 11-19 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Enrichment clubs Sports Activities: Badminton, basketball, unihoc, netball, lacrosse, gymnastics, dance, cross country, trampolining, volleyball. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 99%, A Level 88% Admission: LEA
WALTON ALSOP HIGH SCHOOL Specialist Technology College Queens Drive, L4 6SH 0151 235 1200 Headteacher: Mr P Jamieson Type of School: Community Comprehensive Pupils: 1739 Age Range: 11-18 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 84%, A level 99% (2010) Languages: Spanish, French Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Various NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC COLLEGE Specialist School for the Arts Everton Valley, L4 4EZ 0151 263 3104 Headteacher: Mrs F Harrison BSc (Hons) NPQH Email: ao@notredame.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 900 Age Range: 11-18 Pre-school Activities: Early morning music club, breakfast club. Extra School Activities: Homework club, college choirs, chamber choir, steel band, samba band, gamelan, orchestra, African drumming, drama club, dance club, contemporary dance group, ballet group, extra music tuition, young arts, more able and
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talented performing arts group. Sports Activities: Football, trampolining, climbing, badminton, basketball. Examination Results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 81% Top 1% nationally for student academic progress . Language: Spanish, French. Admissions: LEA. Associated Schools: Local schools. Special Features: ArtsBus, Drama studio, Dance studio, Performing Arts auditorium (500 tiered seats), Music Technology Suite, dedicated Sixth Form resource and leisure area.
WAVERTREE THE BLUE COAT Church Road, L15 9EE 0151 733 1407 Headteacher: Mrs Debbie Silcock Email: j.holmes@staff.bluecoatschool.net Web: www.bluecoatschool.net Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 930 Sixth Form 350 Students Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 24 Sports Activities: Athletics, basketball, cricket, football, netball, hockey Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 99.6% A level 99.6% (2010) Languages: French, Spanish, Latin Admission: Application form with set criteria KING DAVID HIGH Childwall Road, L15 6UZ 0151 722 7496 Headteacher: Mrs Brigid Smith Email: kingdavid-ao@kingdavidhigh. liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 634 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 84% A level 98.5% Languages: French, German, Hebrew Admission: Application form with set criteria Associated Schools: King David Primary
WEST DERBY BROUGHTON HALL CATHOLIC HIGH Yew Tree Lane, L12 9HJ 0151 228 3622 Headteacher: Mr Gerard Murphy Email: admin@broughtonhall.com Web: www.broughtonhall.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1282 Age Range: 11-18 Extra School Activities: Art, banking services, choir, drama, information technology, library, literacy, music (brass, woodwind, strings, drums, keyboards and guitar), school magazine, and theatre trips. Sports Activities: Football, hockey, tennis, netball, athletics Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 95% A level 97% Admission: LEA CARDINAL HEENAN CATHOLIC HIGH Specialist Sports College Honeysgreen Lane, L12 9HZ 0151 228 3472 Headteacher: Mr Dave Forshaw Email: cardinal.heenan@ merseymail.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1375 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Art, music, computer, LRC, war hammer clubs Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades)
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Level 2 94% A levels 97.58% (2010) Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA Associated Schools: St Cecilia, St Cuthbert, St Dominic, St Margaret Mary, St Oswald, St Paul, St Sebastian HOLLY LODGE Girls College Queens Drive, L13 0AE 0151 228 3772 Headteacher: Ms J E Tinsley BA (Hons) NPQH Email: hollylodge@hollylodge. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.hollylodge.liverpool.sch.uk Type of School: Girls College Pupils: 1216 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 23 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 86% A level 93% (2010) Languages: French, German Admission: LEA Associated Schools: Roscoe, Broadgreen and others ST EDWARD’S COLLEGE Sandfield Park, L12 1LF 0151 281 1999 Headteacher: Mr J E Waszek Email: principal@st-edwards. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.st-edwards.co.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1180 Age Range: 11-18 Extra School Activities: Chess club, Da Vinci club, debating, drama, Duke of Edinburgh, warhammer club, website club. Sports Activities: Athletics, cricket, cross country, hockey, netball, rugby, swimming, tennis Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 88% A Level 79.4% Admission: Set criteria WEST DERBY SCHOOL 364 West Derby Road L13 7HQ 0151 235 1333 Headteacher: Margaret Rannard Email: westderby-ao@westderby. liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.westderbyschool.co.uk Pupils: 1050 Age Range: 11-18 Extra School Activities: Chess, science, technology, music, drama, computer Sports Activities: Athletics, badminton, volleyball, football, hockey, cricket, golf, baseball, table tennis, Gifted & Talented Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 97% A Level 97% (2010) Languages: French, Spanish Admission: LEA
julies.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.stjulies.org.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1200 Age Range: 11-18 Extra School Activities: Dance & Drama. There are five Dance Companies who have participated in Regional and National Competitions. Outside links – RADA, Liverpool Playhouse, Everyman Theatre. Arts Mark Gold Award Sports Activities: Regional & National Competitions – Gymnastics, Netball, Football, Athletics, Badminton, Hockey, Cross Country Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 70% Languages: Spanish, German, French. Admission: LEA SHOREFIELDS SCHOOL Dingle Vale, L8 9SJ 0151 727 1387 Headteacher: Ms Alison Dearden Email: shorefields@shorefields.com Web: www.shorefields.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 719 Age Range: 11-18 Sports Activities: Netball, football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, fitness, dance, cheer leading, boxercise, aerobics, cricket, handball, hockey, tennis, athletics. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 80% (2010) Languages: Spanish, French Admission: LEA
KNOWSLEY HALEWOOD HIGHFIELD SCHOOL Baileys Lane, L26 0TY 0151 288 8930 Headteacher: Mr Tom Smith Email: highfield.de@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 38 Age Range: 6-16 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Sports Activities: Various Exam results: N/A Languages: French, Spanish Admission: By appointment HALEWOOD CENTRE FOR LEARNING The Avenue, L26 1UU 0151 477 8830 Principal: Mrs Ann Behan Email: admin@halewood cfl.klear.org.uk Type of School: Centre for Learning Exam results: N/A Admission: Knowsley Local Authority
WOOLTON ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE Centre of Excellence for Maths and Computing Beaconsfield Road, L25 6EG 0151 288 1000 Headteacher: Mr Leslie Rippon Email: admin@sfx.liverpool.sch.uk Web: www.sfx.liverpool.co.uk Type of School: Foundation Pupils: 1318 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 25 Extra School Activities: Debating, music, art, drama, boys choir Sports Activities: Football, cricket, athletics, swimming, squash Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 65% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: LEA and school form ST JULIE’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Specialist Language College Speke Road, L25 7TN 0151 428 6421 Headteacher: Tim Alderman Email: reception@st-
HUYTON ALT BRIDGE SECONDARY SUPPORT CENTRE Wellcroft Road, L36 7TA 0151 477 8310 Headteacher: Mr Barry Kerwin Email: altbridge.de@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 112 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 8 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Trampolining, netball, football, boccia Exam results: N/A Admission: Through education office CHRIST THE KING CENTRE FOR LEARNING Stockbridge Lane, L36 3SD 0151 477 8800 Acting Principal: Pat Tunna Email: admin@christtheking cfl.klear.org.uk Type of School: Centre for Learning Pupils: 501 Age Range: 11-16 Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades)
Level 2 49% Admission: Knowsley Local Authority HUYTON ARTS AND SPORTS CENTRE FOR LEARNING Seel Road, L36 6DG 0151 477 8860 Principal: Madeleine Cotson Email: admin@huytonartsand sportscfl.klear.org.uk Web: www.huytonartsand sportscfl.knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 1308 Age Range: 11-16 Pre & After School Activities: an extensive range of study support, enrichment and sports and arts activities Sports Activities: a wide range of on and off site activities Exam results: N/A Admission: Knowsley Local Authority Open Day: 23rd September 2010 KNOWSLEY PARK CENTRE FOR LEARNING Knowsley Park Lane, L34 3NB 0151 477 8680 Principal: Marion Farrell Email: admin@knowsleypark cfl.klear.org.uk Type of School: Centre for Learning Exam results: N/A Admission: Knowsley Local Authority RIVERSIDE STUDY CENTRE Stretton Way, L36 6JF 0151 480 4000 Headteacher: Mr M Davies Email: mail@riversidestudy centre.org.uk Type of School: Independent Pupils: 48 Age Range: 11-17 Average Class Size: 7 Exam results: N/A Languages: French Admission: Telephone for details Associated Schools: Wirral View
KIRKBY KNOWSLEY CENTRES FOR LEARNING ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CENTRE FOR LEARNING Roughwood Drive, L33 8XF 0151 477 8740 Principal: Mr P Bradley M.Sc Email: admin@allsaintscatholic cfl.klear.org.uk Type of School: Centre for Learning Pupils: 1221 Age Range: 11-18 Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 77% Admission: Knowsley Local Authority KIRKBY SPORTS COLLEGE - A CENTRE FOR LEARNING Bracknell Avenue, L32 9PP 0151 477 8710 Principal: PamKilham Email: admin@kirkbysports collegecfl.klear.org.uk Type of School: Centre for Learning Pupils: 1236 Age Range: 11-16 Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 71% Admission: Knowsley Local Authority NEWSTEAD CENTRE Bracknell Avenue, L32 9PW 0151 477 8382 Headteacher: Mr Mike Marshall Email: newstead@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: People Referral Unit Pupils: 95 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 9 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Sports Activities: Football team Exam results: Not available Admission: By referral only SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL Cawthorne Close, L32 3XQ 0151 549 1395 Headteacher: John Parkes Email: Springfield@knowsley.gov.uk
Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 76 Age Range: 3-19 Average Class Size: 7 Sports Activities: Sports club Exam results: N/A Admission: Special criteria
PRESCOT TOWER COLLEGE Mill Lane, L35 6NE 0151 426 4333 Email: towercollege@lineone.net Web: www.towercollege.com Type of School: Independent Pupils: 530 Age Range: 3-16 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast and After school club Extra School Activities: Sports, music, drama Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 97% (2010) Admission: Set criteria
STOCKBRIDGE VILLAGE THE ELMS SCHOOL Whitethorne Drive, L28 1RX 0151 477 8350 Headteacher: Ms Linda Lowe Email: theelms@knowsley.gov.uk Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 111 Age Range: 2-19 Sports Activities: Various Admission: By referral
WHISTON ST EDMUND ARROWSMITH CATHOLIC CENTRE FOR LEARNING Cumber Lane, L35 7DG 0151 477 8770 Principal: Mr Martyn Campbell Email: admin@stedmundarrow smithcfl.klear.org.uk Type of School: Centre for Learning Pupils: 845 Age Range: 11-16 Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 69% Admission: Knowsley Local Authority
SEFTON BOOTLE HILLSIDE HIGH Breeze Hill, L20 9NU 0151 525 2630 Headteacher: Mrs L Schemilt Email: officehillside@fsmail.net Type of School: Community Pupils: 845 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Drama club, formula schools Sports Activities: Football, basketball, athletics, cricket, fitness, cross country, dance, netball, rugby, weight training, badminton, table tennis, cheerleading. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 91% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Christchurch, Bedford Road Special facilities: ICT suite SAVIO SALESIAN COLLEGE Netherton Way, L30 2NA 0151 521 3088 Headteacher: Father G Briody Email: saviohighschool@gmail.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 719 Age Range: 11-18 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast Club Extra School Activities: Homework club, computer club, cookery club Sports Activities: Football, netball, basketball, cricket Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 81%, A level 96%
Lanuages: Spanish, French Admission: SEA ST AMBROSE BARLOW CATHOLIC HIGH Copy Lane, L30 7PQ 0151 526 7044 Headteacher: Paul Davidson, MA Email: stambrose@btconnect.com Web: www.stambrosebarlow.org Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 434 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 24 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Football, netball, dance, badminton, fitness, rugby Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 95% (2010) Languages: Spanish Associated Schools: St Benedicts, Holy Spirit, Our Lady of Walsingham Admission: SEA and application form ST GEORGE OF ENGLAND Specialist Engineering College Fernhill Road, L20 6AQ 0151 922 3798 Headteacher: Mrs L. Wise Email: office@stgengland.co.uk Web: www.stgengland.co.uk Type of School: Specialist Engineering College Pupils: 451 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 25 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Dance Sports Activities: Football, basketball, etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 86% (2010) Languages: Spanish, French Associated Schools: Thomas Gray, Springwell Park, Linacre Primary Admission: SEA
CROSBY CHESTERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Specialist Sports College Chesterfield Road, L23 9YB 0151 924 6454 Headteacher: Mr S Penney Email: head@chesterfieldhigh. sefton.sch.uk Type of School: Comprehensive Pupils: 1291 Age range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 30 Extra School Activities: Dance, tennis, basketball, media, IT Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 85% Languages: French, Spanish, German Admission: SEA Special Faciities: Dance studio, outdoor tennis court, 2 sports media CROSBY HIGH De Villiers Avenue, L23 2TH 0151 924 3671 Headteacher: Mr S Dempsey Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 134 Age Range: 11-16 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Languages: French Admission: Statemented ST MARY’S COLLEGE, CROSBY Everest Road, L23 5TW 0151 924 3926 Headteacher: Mr M Kennedy email: office@stmarys.lpool.sch.uk Web: www.stmarys.ac Type of School: Independent Pupils: 813 Age range: 0-18 Class size: 15 Extra School Activities: IT, Amnesty International, debating, young enterprise, art club, chess club, SPUC, design club, French circle, maths club, SVP, school council, justice and peace, DoE award scheme, stage band, orchestra, choirs, concert band, young writers, Lourdes group,
drama club, puzzle club, science club, CCF, Spanish club, young LIFE. Sporting Activities: Athletics, cross country, netball, football, rugby, tennis, table tennis, angling, cricket, badminton, basketball, dance, fitness, gymnastics, hockey, multi-gym, rounders, swimming, triathlon, volleyball. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) 94%, A Level 99% Admission: Interview, reference and examination MERCHANT TAYLORS’ BOYS’ SCHOOL, CROSBY Liverpool Road, L23 0QP 0151 928 3308 Headteacher: Mr D H Cook Web: www.merchanttaylors.com Type of School: Independent Day School Pupils: 797 Age Range: 7-19 Average Class Size: 22 Extra School Activities: Drama, music, choral, band, combined cadet force Sports Activities: Rugby, hockey, cross country, cricket, athletics, tennis, rowing Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 98% A level 100% Admission: By appointment MERCHANT TAYLORS’ GIRLS’ SCHOOL, CROSBY Liverpool Road, L23 5SP 0151 924 3140 Headteacher: Mrs L A Robinson Web: www.merchanttaylors.com Type of School: Independent Day School Pupils: 890 Age Range: 4-19 Average Class Size: 22 Extra School Activities: Drama, music, choral, band, combined cadet force Sports Activities: Rugby, hockey, cross country, cricket, athletics, tennis, rowing Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) level 2 99%, A level 99.6% Admission: By appointment SACRED HEART CATHOLIC COLLEGE Specialist Status Mathematics & Computing Liverpool Road, L23 5TF 0151 931 2971 Headteacher: Mr J A Summerfield Email: admin.sacredhearthigh@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.sacredheartcollege.org.uk Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1468 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 24 Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 85% Languages: French, Spanish, Latin Admission: SEA Special facilities: New sports hall ST MICHAEL'S CE HIGH St Michaels Road, L23 7UL 0151 924 6778 Headteacher: Mrs Y Sharples Type of School: C of E Voluntary Aided Pupils: 571 Age Range: 11-18 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Various Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 70% Languages: French, Spanish, German Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St Luke’s Primary, Valewood Primary
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FORMBY FORMBY HIGH SCHOOL A Specialist School for Performing Arts and Science Freshfield Road, L37 3HW 01704 873100 Headteacher: Mr Brian Rourke Email: enquiries@formbyhigh.org Web: www.formbyhigh.org Type of School: High Pupils: 1014 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 29 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Homework club, coursework and revision workshops, vast range of performing arts, sports and outdoor pursuit activities Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 83% A level 92.02% Languages: French, Spanish, Latin Admission: SEA RANGE HIGH FORMBY Stapleton Road, L37 2YN 01704 879315 Headteacher: Mrs M. Miller Email: admin.rangehigh@schools. sefton.gov.uk Web: www.range.sefton.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 1282 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 26 Extra School Activities: African music group, Soul group, orchestra, Russian, rockatom, foreign exchange and work experience visits, dance, Duke of Edinburgh Award, ski trips to Austria, water sports in France, theatre trips, Kielder Challenge. Sports Activities: Football, netball, hockey, basketball, rugby, cricket, cross country, athletics, tennis Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 89% A level 91.7% Languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Woodlands Primary & St Luke’s Primary Special facilities: Specialist school for Maths & ICT
LITHERLAND LITHERLAND HIGH Sterrix Lane, L21 0DB 0151 928 4449 Headteacher: Mr Jim Donnelly Web: www.litherland-high.sefton. sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 752 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast & After School clubs Extra School Activities: Dance company, exchange and study visits Sports Activities: Football, netball. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 63% Languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Litherland Partnership ROWAN PARK Sterrix Lane, L21 0DB 0151 222 4894 Headteacher: Mrs Jane Kelly Email: head.rowanpark@schools. sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 118 Age Range: 2-19 Average Class Size: 8 Pre & After School Activities: After School club Sports Activities: Cricket, football, swimming, boccia Exam results: N/A Admission: SEA Special facilities: Autism classes, MDVI classes
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ST WILFRID'S CATHOLIC HIGH Orrell Road, L21 8NU 0151 928 4543 Headteacher: Mr Gallagher Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 643 Age Range: 11-18 Extra School Activities: Drama, science club, history club, chess club Sports Activities: Football, netball Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 37%, A level 95% (2010) Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Our Lady Star of the Sea, English Martyrs, St Elizabeth’s, Our Lady Queen of Peace plus various local schools.
MAGHULL DEYES HIGH Specialist Science College Deyes Lane, L31 6DE 0151 526 3814 Headteacher: Mr Peter Reed Email: admin@deyes.co.uk Web: www.deyes.sefton.sch.uk Pupils: 1433 Age Range: 11-18 Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 74% Languages: Spanish, German, French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Various local schools MAGHULL HIGH Ormonde Drive, L31 7AW 0844 4773438 Headteacher: Mr Mark Anderson Email: school@maghullhigh.com Web: www.maghullhigh.com Type of School: Community Pupils: 1284 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 26 Extra School Activities: Dance, drama, music Sports Activities: Hockey, netball, football, basketball, badminton, tennis, rounders etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 78% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Various local schools MARICOURT CATHOLIC HIGH Hall Lane, L31 3DZ 0151 330 3366 Headteacher: Sr Mary Teresa Email: maricourt@maricourt.net Web: www.maricourt.net Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1493 Age Range: 11-18 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Music, drama, dance etc. Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 88% Languages: Spanish, French Admission: By set criteria Associated Schools: St George, Holy Rosary, St Gregory, St John Bosco Special facilities: Fitness studio, drama & dance studio
Languages: French, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Various Special facilities: ITC study rooms CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC HIGH & SIXTH FORM CENTRE Stamford Road, PR8 4EX 01704 565121 Headteacher: Mr John Gannon Email: info@christtheking-school.com Web: www.christtheking-school.com Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 1192 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: After School, contact for details. Sports Activities: Football, netball, badminton, tennis etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 88% Languages: French, Spanish Admission: SEA and set criteria Associated Schools: Various Special facilities: Technology College GREENBANK HIGH Hastings Road, PR8 2LT 01704 567591 Headteacher: Mrs P. McQuade Email: headteacher@greenbank. sefton.sch.uk Web: www.greenbank.sefton.sch.uk Type of School: Language College Pupils: 892 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 28 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: Homework club, gardening club Sports Activities: Football, netball, tennis etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 86% Languages: French, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Various local MEREFIELD SCHOOL Westminster Drive, PR8 2QZ 01704 577163 Headteacher: Ms Alison Foster Email: admin.merefieldschool@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 65 Age Range: 2-19 Pre & After School Activities: After School club Exam results: N/A Admission: SEA and other criteria MEOLS COP HIGH SCHOOL Meols Cop Road, PR8 6JS 01704 531180 Headteacher: Miss Heaton Email: enquiries@meolscophigh school.co.uk Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 676 Age Range: 11-16 Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 75% Admission: SEA
PETERHOUSE SCHOOL Preston New Road, PR9 8PA 01704 506682 Headteacher: Janet Allan (acting) Email: peterhouse.admin@ antisminitiatives.org Type of School: Autism Special School Pupils: 51 Age Range: 5-19 Average Class Size: 8 Exam results: (2008 results) OCR level 2 100% entry level 100% ASDAN 100% Admission: SEA and set criteria STANLEY HIGH Specialist Sports College Fleetwood Road, PR9 9TF 01704 228940 Headteacher: Mr D. Tansey Email: admin.stanleyhigh@ schools.sefton.gov.uk Web: www.stanley.sefton.sch.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 840 Age Range: 11-16 Extra School Activities: School band, history interviews, charity work Sports Activities: Football, netball, etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 82.3% (2010) Languages: German, French Admission: SEA Associated Schools: Various
THORNTON HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC HIGH Virgins Lane, L23 4UL 0151 924 6451 Headteacher: Mrs Seddon Email: hshs@merseymail.com Web: www.hfchsonline.ik.org Type of School: Voluntary Aided Pupils: 767 Age Range: 11-18 Average Class Size: 27 Extra School Activities: Drama, web club, cheer leading Sports Activities: Football, cricket, netball, etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 93.8%, A level 99.5% (2010) Languages: French, Spanish Admission: SEA Associated Schools: St William of York, St Jeromes, St Mary, Little Crosby, Our Lady of Compassion, Formby. NEWFIELD SCHOOL & SPECIALIST COLLEGE Edge Lane, L23 4TG 0151 934 2991 Headteacher: Mrs Evans Email: admin.newfield@schools. sefton.gov.uk Type of School: Community Special Pupils: 77 Age Range: 5-16 Average Class Size: 8 Sports Activities: Various Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 33% Languages: Spanish Admission: SEA and set criteria
SOUTHPORT BIRKDALE HIGH Windy Harbour Road, PR8 3DT 01704 577253 Headteacher: Mr G. Loveridge Email: mail@birkdalehigh.co.uk Web: www.birkdalehigh.co.uk Type of School: Community Pupils: 918 Age Range: 11-16 Average Class Size: 29 Pre & After School Activities: Breakfast club Extra School Activities: ICT study rooms Sports Activities: Football, cricket, table tennis, basketball etc. Exam results: GCSE (5 A*-C grades) Level 2 72% (2010)
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Examination results sourced from www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables
CHILDWALL SCHOOL A Specialist Sports College Headteacher Dewi Phillips, J.P., B.A., M.Ed. Fiveways, Queens Drive, Liverpool L15 6XZ email: admin@childwallsc.co.uk website: www.childwallsc.co.uk
Tel: 0151 722 1561
Latest report from Ofsted: ‘ This is a school with energy, ambition and high aspirations for its students.’ ‘ Pupils feel safe, secure and valued.’
‘ There is an impressive range of curricular activities, assemblies and extra-curricular opportunities.’ ‘ The quality of care, guidance and support is outstanding.’
‘ Pupils thrive in this harmonious community and make good progress in their academic work and personal development.’
Anyone wishing to view the school please contact 0151 722 1561
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My School Days Matt Brammeier – National Cycling Champion of Ireland
My School I attended Childwall C of E Primary and Gateacre Comprehensive Secondary School. My Favourite Teacher Mr Simpson, my first form teacher - he was into cycling so we got on really well! My Favourite Subject at School Probably PE, I loved being outdoors doing any sport more than any classroom that's for sure! Were you streetwise or a bit of a geek? I'd like to think I was pretty streetwise, a bit of a scally if anything!! My Favourite Childhood Singer/Band I wasn’t much into music as a kid but I remember listening to a lot of Michael Jackson.
me out of bed and into school in the mornings where all the girls! My Favourite Book I don’t often get the time to read, too busy on my bike, but Lance Armstrong’s ‘It’s not about the Bike’ is about the only book I've had the time to ever get through! School Dinners School dinners were pretty awful from what I can remember? Being conscious about my diet there wasn't much I could eat in the school canteen so I ate out whenever I could. I hear things have changed quite a bit now though!
My Favourite ExtraCurricular Activity I didn't really do any, as soon as that bell rang I was home as fast as I could so I could get out in time on my bike before it got dark.
My Ambitions at School My only ever ambition was to be a professional bike rider! Sounds rather cliché but it’s true! I remember telling all my teachers and a career guidance officer. They all looked at me as if it was not a real career!
Do you remember your first school crush? I had a few! One of the things that used to get
Lance Armstrong Matt’s cycling hero
Liverpool cyclist Matt Brammeier has always had a dream to be a professional cyclist. He started his cycling career with the Liverpool Century Racing Club before turning professional with the Belgium Profel Ziegler Continental Team. Matt now races with the An PostSean Kelly Team in Ireland and in June 2010 Matt became the Irish National Road Race Champion. Matt’s path to becoming Irish Champion is made even more remarkable by the fact that two years ago Matt had a very serious accident, he was hit by a cement truck breaking both legs and his hip. Matt said, “At this moment most of the misery and pain have gone, but not everything”. Matt qualified to ride for Ireland through his Irish grandparents.
Come and see our winning formula Calderstones Specialist Science College has excellent facilities including 15 Science Laboratories, extensive Sports provision, Art rooms and Drama facilities. Our exam results are amongst the best in Liverpool and we always aim to offer each pupil as many opportunities as possible both inside and outside the classroom.
Open Evening Thursday 23 September 2010 4pm until 7pm Headteacher’s presentation at 5pm and 6pm
CALDERSTONES SCHOOL A Specialist Science College
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For a prospectus call 0151 724 2087 or visit www.calderstones.co.uk
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Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College Cedar Road, Liverpool, L9 9AF Telephone: 0151 525 6326 www.archbishopbeck.com
Our curriculum is designed to ensure everyone reaches full potential. We have made outstanding progress, being identified as ‘in the top 10 most improved schools nationally for 5 A*-C grades with English and Maths’.
Archbishop Beck Where only the best will do Open Evening Thursday 23 September 6pm – 8pm