At Garston Church of England Primary School, 86% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 7% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths.placeholder image
At Garston Church of England Primary School, 86% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 7% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths. | Google Street View

The 27 best Liverpool primary schools based on latest Key Stage 2 performance data

Emma Dukes
By Emma Dukes

Digital Journalist

Published 4th Jan 2026, 21:09 GMT
Updated 5th Jan 2026, 06:00 GMT

These are Liverpool’s top performing primary schools, according to the DfE.

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 the 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.

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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 27 schools in Liverpool with the top performance.

At Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, 72% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 4% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 102 in reading and 103 in maths.

21. Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, Wavertree

At Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School, 72% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 4% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 102 in reading and 103 in maths. | Our Lady of Good Help Catholic Primary School

At St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, 72% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 3% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths.

22. St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Liverpool

At St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, 72% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 3% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths. | Google

At Emmaus Primary School, 71% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 19% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths.

23. Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School, Croxteth Park

At Emmaus Primary School, 71% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 19% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths. | Google street view

At St Margaret’s Anfield Church of England Primary School, 71% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 11% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths.

24. St Margaret’s Anfield Church of England Primary School, Anfield

At St Margaret’s Anfield Church of England Primary School, 71% of pupils met the expected standards in KS2 and 11% achieved a higher standard. Pupils achieved an average score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths. | Google Street View

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