Blacklow Brow School

Primary · Knowsley · L36 5XW · URN 144355

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2021-10-13Cohort 235

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 29

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 51 schools in Knowsley

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
86%
Knowsley 57%England 61%
29 percentage points above the area average of 57
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
14%
Knowsley 5.2%England 8%
8.8 percentage points above the area average of 5.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
111
Knowsley 104.82England 105
6.2 above the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Knowsley 103.78England 105
4.2 above the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
108
Knowsley 104.18England 105
3.8 above the area average of 104.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
41%
Knowsley 22%England 32%
19 percentage points above the area average of 22
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
97%
Knowsley 71.1%
25.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
86%
Knowsley 66.3%
19.7 percentage points above the area average of 66.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
100%
Knowsley 69.5%
30.5 percentage points above the area average of 69.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
29
Knowsley 36
6.6 below the area average of 35.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Knowsley	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	86% Knowsley 57%England 61%	29 percentage points above the area average of 57	25 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	14% Knowsley 5.2%England 8%	8.8 percentage points above the area average of 5.2	6 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	111 Knowsley 104.82England 105	6.2 above the area average of 104.8	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	108 Knowsley 103.78England 105	4.2 above the area average of 103.8	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	108 Knowsley 104.18England 105	3.8 above the area average of 104.2	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	41% Knowsley 22%England 32%	19 percentage points above the area average of 22	9 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	97% Knowsley 71.1%	25.9 percentage points above the area average of 71.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	86% Knowsley 66.3%	19.7 percentage points above the area average of 66.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	100% Knowsley 69.5%	30.5 percentage points above the area average of 69.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	29 Knowsley 36	6.6 below the area average of 35.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Knowsley · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 0.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 13.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 7.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 41% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 14% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 22.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 86% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 76.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Blacklow Brow School Good at its inspection on 13/10/2021.
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