Broad Square Community Primary School
Broad Square, Liverpool, L11 1BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Foden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 133335
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512261117
About this school
Broad Square Community Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broad Square Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 58 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 55% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 9% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 72% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 79% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Broad Square Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broad Square Community Primary School compares
Broad Square Community Primary School ranked 29th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.8% | 42.3% | 396 | — |
| Monksdown Primary School | 47% | 6.1% | 37% | 614 | 0.4 miles |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 379 | 0.5 miles |
| Wellesbourne Community Primary School | 73% | 6.3% | 57.5% | 378 | 0.5 miles |
| St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy | 54% | 6.9% | 48.7% | 428 | 0.5 miles |
| Roscoe Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 52.3% | 203 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.26%
- English as an additional language
- 11.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 18.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Monksdown Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Matthew's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Wellesbourne Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Roscoe Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Broad Square Community Primary School ranks 48th of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Broad Square Community Primary School teach?
- Broad Square Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Broad Square Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broad Square Community Primary School is Mrs Charlotte Foden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broad Square Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broad Square Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Broad Square Community Primary School?
- Broad Square Community Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broad Square Community Primary School full?
- Broad Square Community Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 396 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broad Square Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broad Square Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broad Square Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broad Square Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Broad Square Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broad Square Community Primary School compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Broad Square Community Primary School ranked 29th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broad Square Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Broad Square Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broad Square Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broad Square Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.