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Blackmoor Park Junior School

Community school · Liverpool · L12 9HB

Ages 7–11 · 343 pupils · Liverpool

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

8.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-02-24

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.1%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

343 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
343
Boys / girls
179 / 164
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
343 / 360 (95%)
Free school meals
28.9%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sonja Harrison

Location

Address
Leyfield Road
Postcode
L12 9HB
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool West Derby
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 343 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.9%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L12
15
Primary in L12
8
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196
Primary in Liverpool LA
117

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LiverpoolNear L12

  • Blackmoor Park Infants' School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Liverpool · L12 9EY · Liverpool

    Ages 0–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.89

    0.2 miles away

  • St Paul's Catholic Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L12 8SJ · Liverpool

    Ages 7–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM23.2%

    0.5 miles away

  • Knotty Ash Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L14 5NX · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM27.0%

    0.6 miles away

  • Blueberry Park

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L14 2DY · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence9.0%
    • FSM53.1%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sonja Harrison
Telephone
01512283250
Website
www.blackmoorpark.com

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