Blacklow Brow School

Blacklow Brow School demonstrates a strong standard of educational performance, providing effective support for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds. Pupils progress well across subjects, with achievement levels in reading, writing, and mathematics consistently above national averages by the end of Year 6. The school's commitment to safeguarding and creating an inclusive environment fosters a positive school culture where students feel safe and valued.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well across a range of subjects.
• High attendance rates and positive behaviour.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum.
• High-quality teaching that meets diverse needs.
• Strong early years foundation supporting children's learning.
• Effective leadership focused on pupil needs.
• Rich personal development opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Need to improve disadvantaged pupils' attainment in writing.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Blacklow Brow School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Blacklow Brow School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Blacklow Brow School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.2% of pupils at Blacklow Brow School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Blacklow Brow School received £6,244 and spent £7,164 for each of its 229 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £77,000 (£339 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Dean Trust, income was £8,955 and spending £9,005 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Liverpool · Knowsley local authority: places and applications

Blacklow Brow School is part of The Dean Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Lord Derby Academy Liverpool
• Park View Academy Liverpool
• Dean Trust Wigan Wigan
• Dean Trust Rose Bridge Wigan
• Forest Gate Academy Manchester
• Broadoak School Manchester
• Partington Central Academy Manchester
• Ashton-on-Mersey School Sale
• Abraham Moss Community School Manchester
• Dean Trust Ardwick Manchester

What is Blacklow Brow School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Blacklow Brow School is Strong standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Blacklow Brow School last inspected by Ofsted?

Blacklow Brow School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Blacklow Brow School have?

Blacklow Brow School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Blacklow Brow School cover?

Blacklow Brow School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Blacklow Brow School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Blacklow Brow School?

Blacklow Brow School is at Blacklow Brow School, Tarbock Road, Huyton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L36 5XW.