Yew Tree Primary Academy
Primary schoolYew Tree Primary Academy is a primary school in Knowsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 226 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 29% of pupils at Yew Tree Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Knowsley and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Halewood AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional)50 m
- St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- Plantation Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Hunts Cross Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Knowsley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).