These are the top performing primary schools across Merseyside, based on Department for Education results data.
The latest Department for Education (DfE) primary school league table sees each school awarded a score out of 120 for SAT assessments in reading and maths. The average 'scaled’ scores' refer to Key Stage 2 assessments taken by pupils at the end of Year 6 in the summer of 2025.
We have ranked Merseyside primary schools based on the proportion of students meeting the ‘expected standard’. According to the Department for Education, pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.
Pupils are classed as achieving at a ‘higher standard’ if they achieve a scaled score of 110 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as ‘working at a greater depth within the expected standard’ in writing.
Take a look at the gallery below to see the 23 primary schools in Merseyside with the top performance.
17. Mersey Park Primary School, Tranmere, Wirral
At Mersey Park Primary School, 83% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 8% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths. | Google Street View
18. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Huyton, Knowsley
At St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, 83% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 0% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths. | Monkey Business - stock.adobe.com STOCK
19. Barnston Primary School, Barnston, Wirral
At Barnston Primary School, 82% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 29% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths. | Google Street View
20. Gayton Primary School, Gayton, Wirral
At Gayton Primary School, 82% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 21% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths. | Google Street View