Blackmoor Park Infants' School
45 Leyfield Road, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 9EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 0 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE THREE SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Edd Naylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Three Saints Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool West Derby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 150202
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512288576
About this school
Blackmoor Park Infants' School is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 0 to 7 and has 316 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Blackmoor Park Infants' School (URN 104592).
Trends over time
How Blackmoor Park Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackmoor Park Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 16.3% | 316 | — |
| Blackmoor Park Junior School | 43% | 7% | 30.1% | 343 | 0.2 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Junior School | 46% | 5.3% | 22.8% | 500 | 0.2 miles |
| St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School | — | 5.4% | 19.2% | 357 | 0.2 miles |
| Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 82% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 460 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby | 57% | 3.9% | 9% | 211 | 0.7 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)
- 16.32%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 20.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Blackmoor Park Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Paul's Catholic Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Paul's and St Timothy's Catholic Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other 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 Junior School Primary
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blackmoor Park Infants' School teach?
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School teaches children aged 0 to 7. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackmoor Park Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Blackmoor Park Infants' School is Mr Edd Naylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blackmoor Park Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackmoor Park Infants' 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 big is Blackmoor Park Infants' School?
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 7.
- Is Blackmoor Park Infants' School full?
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School has capacity for 270 pupils and 316 on roll (117%), 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 Blackmoor Park Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Blackmoor Park Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackmoor Park Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blackmoor Park Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Blackmoor Park Infants' School?
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School is part of THE THREE SAINTS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Blackmoor Park Infants' School's absence rate?
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Blackmoor Park Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Blackmoor Park Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.