Northcote Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Cavendish Drive, Walton, Liverpool, L9 1HW
Headteacher · Mr Gary Anders
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Key facts
Pupils445Capacity 450
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 9 October 2024
Free school meals51.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024.
Last graded inspection, 15 October 2019:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Liverpool council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in LiverpoolApplications for September 2026
All 49 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered55
Applications79
First choice49
First-choice offers49
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery0.6 mi
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School0.6 mi
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School0.6 mi
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.7 mi
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School0.7 mi