Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery
Community primary school in Liverpool (Liverpool).
KS2 RWM expected
53%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
71%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
66%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
67%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.4%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.5
▼ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.2%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
81%
597 / 739 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Rice Lane Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Liverpool. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 627 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 739. The school is led by Mrs Lesley Roach.
Key facts
- URN
- 141937
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Pauline Davies | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Baxter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Amanda Tambourini-Moore | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Wendy Mason | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gareth Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Frank Hilliard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Graham Gilliland | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hayley Taylor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew Soulsby | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ellen Douglas | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Nicola Blain | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Headteacher Lesley Roach | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Mark Gilbertson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Audrey Mattocks Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Mary Dowrick Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record