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Park View Academy

URN
142552
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Park View Academy
URN
142552
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

70 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

56

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

67

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#13 of 39 schools in Knowsley

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Park View Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Park View Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
17 May 2024
Inspection date
23 April 2024
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 17 May 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 17 May 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

39

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

61

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

36

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.56×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Knowsley
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Knowsley)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://deantrustparkview.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Knowsley to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

75.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

77.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

75.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

66.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

L36 2LL - Park View, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside

Contact details

Address
Park View, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside
Postcode
L36 2LL
Phone
1514778120
Website
http://deantrustparkview.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Knowsley
Local authority code
340

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 143 schools in Knowsley.

Authority statistics

Total schools

143

Open schools

63

Closed schools

80

Primary schools

95

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 17 May 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 17 May 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 17 May 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 17 May 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 May 202423 April 2024Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 17 May 2024
    • Good

      Published
      17 May 2024
      Inspected
      23 April 2024
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    59.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 35

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    25

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary95 (66.4%)
    • Secondary25 (17.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other23 (16.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Park View Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Park View Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Aloysius Catholic Primary School180 mPrimaryOpen
    St Aloysiu's RC Junior School324 mPrimaryClosed
    St Aloysiu's RC Infant School324 mPrimaryClosed
    Bowring Community Sports College693 mSecondaryClosed
    Knowsley Community College698 m16 plusClosed
    Roby Park Primary School876 mPrimaryOpen
    Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School946 mPrimaryOpen
    Huyton-With-Roby CofE (Aided) Infant School946 mPrimaryClosed
    • Park View Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Park View Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      180 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Aloysiu's RC Junior School
      Distance
      324 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Knowsley)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimaryL36 8EQClosed
    Blacklow Brow Primary SchoolPrimaryL36 5XWClosed
    Blacklow Brow SchoolPrimaryL36 5XWOpen
    Brookside Community Primary SchoolPrimaryL28 3QAClosed
    Cherryfield Primary SchoolPrimaryL32 3YEClosed
    • Beechwood Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L36 8EQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Blacklow Brow Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L36 5XW
      Status
      Closed
    • Blacklow Brow School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L36 5XW
      Status
      Open
    • Brookside Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      L28 3QA
      Status
      Closed
    • Cherryfield Primary School
    St Aloysiu's RC Infant School
    Distance
    324 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bowring Community Sports College
    Distance
    693 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Knowsley Community College
    Distance
    698 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Roby Park Primary School
    Distance
    876 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    946 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Huyton-With-Roby CofE (Aided) Infant School
    Distance
    946 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    L32 3YE
    Status
    Closed