Poverty Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 3DT
10 reasons to choose Summerhill Primary School
Top line
Summerhill Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the 7 best state primary schools in Sefton and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Summerhill Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Summerhill Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Summerhill Primary School ranks in the top 24% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 10% of schools.
The Summerhill Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5. Timetabled Forest School sessions for all year groups.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Summerhill Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Summerhill Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.20pm though after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near Summerhill Primary School
Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School (5.3 miles); St Mary’s College Preparatory School (6.2 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (8.8 miles).
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate (1.6 miles); Melling Primary School (1.8 miles); St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School, Lydiate (2 miles).
Merchant Taylors’ Girls School (5.3 miles); St Mary’s College, Liverpool (5.6 miles); Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School (5.7 miles).
St Bede’s Catholic High School (4.8 miles); St John Bosco Arts College (5.5 miles); Rainford High Technology College (7.6 miles).