Blacklow Brow School
Blacklow Brow School, Tarbock Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5XW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DEAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Damian Kenny
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Dean Trust
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 144355
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778010
About this school
Blacklow Brow School is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blacklow Brow School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 77% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 83% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 90% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.00 | - | - |
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 Blacklow Brow 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 | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blacklow Brow School compares
Blacklow Brow School ranked 1st of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 235 | — |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 334 | 0.1 miles |
| Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.4% | 38.9% | 379 | 0.5 miles |
| Sylvester Primary Academy | 58% | 5.5% | 49% | 294 | 0.6 miles |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | 78% | 5.8% | 38% | 346 | 0.8 miles |
| St Gabriel's CofE Primary School | 71% | 9.2% | 51% | 216 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 13 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.05%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 7.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Sylvester Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Gabriel's CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Blacklow Brow School ranks 1st 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
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blacklow Brow School teach?
- Blacklow Brow School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Blacklow Brow School?
- The headteacher of Blacklow Brow School is Mr Damian Kenny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blacklow Brow School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blacklow Brow 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 Blacklow Brow School?
- Blacklow Brow School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Blacklow Brow School full?
- Blacklow Brow School has capacity for 236 pupils and 235 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Blacklow Brow School a faith school?
- No. Blacklow Brow School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blacklow Brow School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blacklow Brow School as having nursery classes.
- Is Blacklow Brow School part of an academy trust?
- Blacklow Brow School is part of THE DEAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blacklow Brow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blacklow Brow School compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- Blacklow Brow School ranked 1st of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blacklow Brow School's absence rate?
- Blacklow Brow School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blacklow Brow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blacklow Brow 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 10 July 2026.