Knotty Ash Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Liverpool for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its specialist base has 18 places for hearing impairment.
- Ages 3–11
- 252 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 18 places, 18 pupils
- Pupils
- 252
- Headteacher
- Ms Roanne Clements (Head teacher)
- Part of
- Lydiate Learning Trust
- Council
- Liverpool
- School reference (URN)
- 150850
Needs its base supports
1 need: hearing
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Sensory and physical
- Hearing impairment Other schools for this in Liverpool (3)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Liverpool council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
Ticks stay on this device, so you can use them on the day.
Ofsted
Rated Good, April 2012; school remains Good (March 2022)
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in April 2012. That was some time ago, so read the latest report for the full picture.
- Leadership and managementGood
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, March 2022).
Contact and getting there
Thomas Lane, Liverpool, L14 5NX
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special school · Ages 11–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.2 miles
- East Prescot Road Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–4 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.5 miles
- Corinthian Community Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.8 miles
By need in Liverpool: Autism (19) · Speech and language (14) · Severe learning (14) · SEMH (9) · Vision (6) · Dyslexia and SpLD (5) · Multi-sensory (5) · Physical (5) · Moderate learning (4) · PMLD (4) · Hearing (4)
Questions about Knotty Ash Primary School
How do I get a place in Knotty Ash Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Knotty Ash Primary School support?
Hearing impairment. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Knotty Ash Primary School take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Knotty Ash Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Knotty Ash Primary School?
Thomas Lane, Liverpool, L14 5NX, in Liverpool.
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