These are Sefton’s 15 top performing primary schools, 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 Sefton 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 15 schools in Sefton with the top performance.
5. Litherland Moss Primary School, Litherland
At Litherland Moss Primary School, 80% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 10% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths. | Litherland Moss Primary School
6. St Philip’s Church of England Primary School, Southport
At St Philip’s Church of England Primary School, 80% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 10% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths. | Google Street View
7. Shoreside Primary School, Southport
At Shoreside Primary, 79% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 14% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths. | Pixel-Shot - stock.adobe.com STOCK
8. Kew Woods Primary School, Southport
At Kew Woods Primary School, 79% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 3% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths. | Google Street View