Blackmoor Park Junior School, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Blackmoor Park Junior School excels at creating a warm, caring environment where pupils feel safe and supported. Staff build strong relationships with children and provide effective emotional support, particularly for pupils who struggle to regulate their emotions. The school enriches learning through partnerships with local agencies and offers diverse experiences including residential visits, sports clubs, chess club, and music lessons.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open reporting and pupils feeling safe
- High-quality pastoral care with warm staff-pupil relationships and effective emotional support
- Well-structured personal development programme including careers week, residential visits, and diverse enrichment activities
- Recent improvements in mathematics teaching and early reading and writing support
- Calm, orderly school environment with good behaviour in lessons
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil attainment in end of key stage 2 tests significantly below national averages
- High absence rates with many pupils missing extended periods of school
- Inconsistent teaching quality, particularly in writing and mathematics, with some pupils having knowledge gaps
- Support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils not consistently effective in closing learning gaps
- Governors have not challenged leaders sufficiently on pupil achievement until recently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders fulfilling responsibilities, establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, and ensuring pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Residential visits, careers week, sporting clubs, chess club, rugby, golf, musical instruments, reading ambassadors, sports leaders, school councillors, Liverpool schools' parliament
Blackmoor Park Junior School has safeguarding standards that are met and provides warm, caring relationships for pupils. However, the school faces significant challenges with pupil attainment, attendance, and ensuring consistent progress for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
28.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 65%. Maths has remained stable at around 57%. Writing has remained stable at around 60%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.3
KS2
12
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
343 pupils
360 capacity
17 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Liverpool
Places available
6,140
Applications
4,934
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.4%
Primary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.99391%
Overall absence
21.69014%
Persistent absence
355
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Blackmoor Park Junior School
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs
Sandfield Park School
St Edward's College
Clifford Holroyde Sen College
Meadow Park School
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