Blueberry Park, Liverpool

Ofsted's report card from its 17 March 2026 inspection grades Blueberry Park on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a great start in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school is a highly inclusive environment."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have acted decisively to raise expectations of what pupils can achieve."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has prioritised building a community where everyone belongs and has a voice."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, the standards achieved by pupils in national tests have been well below those of other pupils nationally."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Over the last 3 years, the school's absence and persistent absence rates have remained high."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that, across subjects, teaching reflects high expectations for all pupils to achieve their potential"; "Leaders should continue to develop teachers' expertise so that they can confidently use a range of teaching strategies to help pupils build their knowledge securely and deeply"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils secure the necessary accuracy and fluency in handwriting in readiness for their future learning"; "Leaders should continue their work to improve pupils' attendance and reduce rates of persistent absence, so that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, benefit from regular attendance and full access to the curriculum".

In its own words: ""To provide a happy, secure and stimulating learning environment where children are motivated to learn, are valued as individuals and encouraged to reach their full potential.""

From the headteacher's welcome: "Each and every day we feel a great sense of pride in the increasingly diverse community of children, parents and staff, and how we strive to ensure all children make the most of their abilities. Our children are incredibly happy at school and hugely enjoy learning."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball and chess.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Blueberry Park reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Blueberry Park as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Blueberry Park are St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 88% maths); Dovecot Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 33% reading, 38% maths); St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); and Blackmoor Park Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 57% maths).

Blueberry Park's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

10 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Blueberry Park (as of April 2026): 30% would recommend the school, 50% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (50%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

51.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Asian (10%) and Black (8%).

The nearest railway station is Broad Green Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Finch Way (opposite), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blueberry Park stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Blueberry Park issued 6 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Blueberry Park are Broughton Hall Catholic High School (0.4 miles) and Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (0.5 miles).