Lister Junior School

State-Funded School

lister-junior-school-liverpool-north-west

North WestRegion

LiverpoolLocal Authority

Liverpool West DerbyConstituency

L13 7DTPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Lister Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Liverpool, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 231 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 30 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Pupils

231

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 231
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 19 January 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
1 Apr 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.