Blacklow Brow School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Liverpool, Knowsley
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.387 miles
Published by Knowsley Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Blacklow Brow School is a primary school in Liverpool, Knowsley for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Knowsley has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Blacklow Brow School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.387 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 86% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Knowsley.
- Reception in 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.387 miles away, the 6th shortest of 20 Knowsley primary schools with a published last distance.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Knowsley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Blacklow Brow School, Tarbock Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5XW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Knowsley
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Blacklow Brow achieve very well and approach learning with enthusiasm.”
- “They are attentive, motivated and eager to succeed.”
- “Staff know pupils well and provide high-quality teaching that helps them build knowledge securely and confidently from their starting points.”
To improve
- “In writing, disadvantaged pupils continue to attain above disadvantaged pupils nationally, although their attainment remains below that of non‑disadvantaged pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 86% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Knowsley.
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sylvester Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Aloysius Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Park View Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published