Blacklow Brow School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Blacklow Brow School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, achieve well across a range of subjects."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils' attendance rates are consistently high."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious, broad and carefully designed."

Early years - Strong standard. "The early years at Blacklow Brow is well organised and carefully designed to give children strong foundations for learning."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders make sure that every pupil is valued and supported."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leadership at Blacklow Brow is highly effective and focused on achieving the best outcomes for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders at Blacklow Brow provide a rich personal development offer that equips pupils with the knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive beyond school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue to improve disadvantaged pupils' attainment in writing so that the gap between them and their non-disadvantaged peers nationally closes further over time".

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Blacklow Brow School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Blacklow Brow School as their first choice and 127 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Blacklow Brow School are St Anne's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths); Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 80% maths); Sylvester Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 71% maths); and St Aloysius Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 84% maths).

Blacklow Brow School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Blacklow Brow School is one of 11 schools run by The Dean Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

59 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Blacklow Brow School (as of April 2026): 95% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (86%).

13.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (94%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 17 pupils (7.2%) received SEN support and 5 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Huyton Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Marina Crescent (near), 60 metres away.

Blacklow Brow School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Blacklow Brow School are Lord Derby Academy (0.6 miles) and Gateacre School (1.2 miles).