Blackmoor Park Infants' School, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 22 September 2026 inspection grades Blackmoor Park Infants' School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make strong progress from their starting points."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an ambitious and well-structured curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a welcoming and well-organised early years provision."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, have a precise understanding of the school's strengths and its areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders place pupils' personal development and wellbeing at the heart of the school's work."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Too many pupils do not attend school as regularly as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and trustees should ensure that their actions to improve attendance reduce persistent absence quickly, particularly for disadvantaged pupils"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently design and deliver activities that enable pupils to secure fluent and accurate handwriting"; "Leaders should continue their work to ensure that all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, benefit fully from the school's extensive personal development programme".

In its own words: "Our vision is to create a happy, welcoming, safe and stimulating learning community where everyone is included and respected. As a school we value the importance of developing effective learning behaviours which include resilience, determination and collaboration."

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Blackmoor Park Infants' School as their first choice and 132 named it as one of their preferences, for 85 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Blackmoor Park Infants' School are Blackmoor Park Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 65% reading, 57% maths); St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School (0.2 miles, Good); St Paul's Catholic Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 65% reading, 55% maths); and Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 82% maths).

Blackmoor Park Infants' School is one of 5 schools run by The Three Saints Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

12.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (9.8%) received SEN support and 10 (3.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Broad Green Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alvanley Road (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Blackmoor Park Infants' School issued 4 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Blackmoor Park Infants' School are Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (0.4 miles), Broughton Hall Catholic High School (0.5 miles), St Edward's College (0.6 miles) and Holly Lodge Girls' College (0.9 miles).