Sylvester Primary Academy

General Information

Address: St John's Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 0UX
Phone: 01514778320
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Thompson
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 294
School capacity: 251
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 121
% eligible for free school meals: 42.3%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 22 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,996 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #24 of 47 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#22St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School£7,185
#23St Aloysius Catholic Primary School£7,068
#24Sylvester Primary Academy£6,996
#25Halsnead Primary School£6,944
#26Kirkby CofE Primary School£6,933

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Yew Tree Primary Academy£10,333
#2Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)£9,787
#3Westvale Primary School£8,943
#4St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School£8,790
#5Eastcroft Park School£8,504
#6Stockbridge Village Primary School£8,495
#7St Marie's Catholic Primary School£8,478
#8St Columba's Catholic Primary School£8,276
#9St Brigid's Catholic Primary School£8,102
#10St Gabriel's CofE Primary School£8,090
#11Park Brow Community Primary School£7,728
#12Knowsley Village School£7,696
#13Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School£7,673
#14Millbrook Community Primary School£7,620
#15St Aidan's Catholic Primary School£7,560
#16Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School£7,504
#17Ravenscroft Community Primary School£7,446
#18St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School£7,352
#19Willow Tree Primary School£7,335
#20St Mark's Catholic Primary School£7,298
#21Roby Park Primary School£7,279
#22St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School£7,185
#23St Aloysius Catholic Primary School£7,068
#24Sylvester Primary Academy£6,996
#25Halsnead Primary School£6,944
#26Kirkby CofE Primary School£6,933
#27St Luke's Catholic Primary School£6,920
#28Park View Academy£6,916
#29St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£6,858
#30Halewood Church of England Primary Academy£6,802
#31Evelyn Community Primary School£6,791
#32Blacklow Brow School£6,766
#33Plantation Primary School£6,738
#34Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School£6,725
#35St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary School£6,623
#36St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community£6,616
#37St Laurence's Catholic Primary School£6,599
#38St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,548
#39Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery£6,504
#40Cronton Church of England Primary Academy£6,238
#41Whiston Willis Primary Academy£6,157
#42St Anne's Catholic Primary School£6,149
#43Malvern Primary School£6,135
#44Holy Family Catholic Primary School£6,122
#45Our Lady's Catholic Primary School£5,965
#46Knowsley Lane Primary School£5,896
#47Prescot Primary School£3,787

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