Millbrook Community Primary School, Liverpool
Millbrook Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 139th-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 11,772nd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 104% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Knowsley (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Millbrook Community Primary School in detail
Millbrook Community Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Millbrook is a wonderful, happy and vibrant school where the pupils are the heart and soul of everything we do. It is a pleasure and a privilege to be part of such an amazing community where relationships are fostered and valued at all levels."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, athletics, multi-sports, cross-country, dance, drama and choir.
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Millbrook Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Knowsley and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 70% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Millbrook Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Millbrook Community Primary School as their first choice and 97 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Millbrook Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Millbrook Community Primary School are St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 66% reading, 71% maths); Kirkby CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 69% reading, 74% maths); Westvale Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 69% maths); and Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) (0.6 miles, Good, 62% reading, 63% maths).
Millbrook Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolKirkby CofE Primary SchoolWestvale Primary SchoolNorthwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
What parents say
10 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Millbrook Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% 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 the school has high expectations for their child (90%).
Who goes there
11.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kirkby Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Poplar Lane (se-bound), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Millbrook Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
Millbrook Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Millbrook Community Primary School are All Saints Catholic High School (0.5 miles), Kirkby High School (0.9 miles) and Dixons Fazakerley Academy (1.6 miles).
All Saints Catholic High SchoolKirkby High SchoolDixons Fazakerley Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Millbrook is a welcoming community school where children thrive both academically and personally. The school excels at teaching reading and uses a well-planned curriculum enriched with trips and clubs that spark children's curiosity. Staff are highly trained, pupils behave well, and support for children with additional needs is excellent.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious, high-quality curriculum with rich, well-planned enrichment experiences that broaden pupils' aspirations
- Excellent teaching of reading with consistent phonics approach, resulting in most pupils becoming fluent readers by end of Key Stage 1
- Strong sense of community with effective behaviour management and excellent support for pupils' mental health and well-being
- Well-trained staff who effectively support children's learning, particularly in early years communication and development
- Pupils with SEND accurately identified and well-supported to achieve at high standards
Areas for Improvement
- In a few subjects, the school has not clearly defined the essential knowledge pupils need to remember over time, making it difficult for teachers to check progress and affecting learning outcomes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school creates a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, arts clubs, residential visits, educational trips to different areas of the country, school council, playleader roles
Millbrook Community Primary School is a popular and rapidly growing school where pupils enjoy attending and achieve well in many subjects. The school fosters curiosity and concentration from a young age, with high expectations for academic success.
At a Glance
33.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
10 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 70% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 80% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 53% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.5
Avg class size
24.4
Infant (KS1)
28.2
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Millbrook Community Primary School
Food Waste Vehicle Naming Competition Winners!
8 May 2026
Kikby Art Gallery - Unearthed - Maple
6 Jan 2026
Spiral - Willow
6 Jan 2026
Dot-Art competition 2025
31 Oct 2025
Nursery building a plane to fly to the moon
23 Sep 2025
Bubble Fun!
23 Sep 2025
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Before and after school care
Millbrook Community Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Knowsley
Term dates
Millbrook Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Knowsley. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Millbrook Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Millbrook Community Primary School is in Knowsley; for families living there:
Apply to Knowsley for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
104%
Over capacity
292 pupils
280 places
12 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Knowsley council
Places available
2,085
Applications
1,953
Got 1st preference
86.6%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All primary applications across Knowsley council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
60
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
23.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
325
Total Pupils
171
Boys
154
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
21.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,343
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,022
Per pupil
£1994k
Total funding
£168k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
18.5%
Persistent absence
254
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Millbrook Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Millbrook Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Millbrook Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Millbrook Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Millbrook Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Millbrook Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Millbrook Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Millbrook Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Knowsley allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Millbrook Community Primary School?
Millbrook Community Primary School was full in 2025, at 104% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Millbrook Community Primary School?
Classes at Millbrook Community Primary School average 25.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Millbrook Community Primary School?
Millbrook Community Primary School has around 325 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Millbrook Community Primary School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Millbrook Community Primary School in 2024/25. 18.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Millbrook Community Primary School?
Apply through Knowsley's coordinated admissions process, naming Millbrook Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Millbrook Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Millbrook Community Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are Millbrook Community Primary School's term dates?
Millbrook Community Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Knowsley. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Millbrook Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Knowsley is 14 (the median across 63 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Millbrook Community Primary School?
Millbrook Community Primary School is at Kirkby Row, Westvale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L32 0TG.
Sources: Knowsley term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)