Smithdown Primary School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Smithdown Primary School
Address: Chatsworth Drive
Town/City: Liverpool
County: Merseyside
Postcode: L7 6LJ
Telephone Number: 0151 709 6229
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 1998

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Philip Horne
Capacity: 450
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 484 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 108% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 54.1%

Location and administration

URN: 131597
DfE Number: 341/2227
UKPRN: 10075238
UPRN: 38189655
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Liverpool (E08000012)
Constituency: Liverpool Wavertree (E14001340)
Electoral Ward: Edge Hill (E05015296)

Easting & Northing: 336853E, 389619N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 24' 0.87" N 2° 57' 3.82" W
Plus Code: 9C5VC22X+3H

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Christian Fellowship School (0.4km)
  2. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.5km)
  3. Princes School (0.5km)
  4. Archbishop Blanch CofE High School (0.5km)
  5. Chatham Place Nursery School (0.6km)
  6. Kingsley Community School (0.6km)
  7. St Hugh's Catholic Primary School (0.7km)
  8. Abercromby Nursery School (0.9km)
  9. Marydale Lodge Sch (0.9km)
  10. Kensington Primary School (1.0km)
Associated schools

Predecessor schools†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Mohamed Ahmed - Governor. Appointed on 23 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 22 February 2029.
  • Mr Dave Cadwallader - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 5 July 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 July 2029.
  • Mrs Lee d'Arcy - Governor. Appointed on 24 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 March 2029.
  • Mrs Lorna Dickson - Governor. Appointed on 5 July 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 July 2027.
  • Mr Philip Horne - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2014 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Mrs Margaret Huyton - Governor. Appointed on 3 October 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 October 2027.
  • Ms Hibba Khalil - Governor. Appointed on 23 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 22 February 2029.
  • Mrs Lyndsey Kurs - Governor. Appointed on 23 May 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 May 2028.
  • Ms Stephanie Laurence - Governor. Appointed on 12 January 2024 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 11 January 2028.
  • Mr Jane MacMillan - Governor. Appointed on 8 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 October 2026.
  • Miss Lyndsey McFarlane - Governor. Appointed on 28 March 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 27 March 2027.
  • Mrs Katie Ridley - Governor. Appointed on 24 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 March 2029.
  • Mr Thomas West - Governor. Appointed on 14 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 January 2027.