Wheeler Drive, Melling, Liverpool L31 1DA
10 reasons to choose Melling Primary School
Top line
Melling Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the 7 best state primary schools in Sefton and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Melling 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 (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Melling Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Melling Primary School ranks in the top 19% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 31% of schools.
The Melling Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Melling Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Melling 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
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.25pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Melling Primary School
Stanfield Merchant Taylors’ School (5.9 miles); St Mary’s College Preparatory School (6.9 miles).
Summerhill Primary School (1.8 miles); Longmoor Community Primary School (2.4 miles); Barlows Primary School (3.1 miles).
Merchant Taylors’ Girls School (5.9 miles); St Mary’s College, Liverpool (6.2 miles); Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School (6.4 miles).
St John Bosco Arts College (4.2 miles); St Bede’s Catholic High School (5.9 miles); St Edward’s College (6.5 miles).