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Blueberry Park

Community school · Liverpool · L14 2DY

Ages 3–11 · 319 pupils · Liverpool

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-03-17

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

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)37%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.7%
Unauthorised7.0%
Authorised absence
2.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
333

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

39

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

39

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
41
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill76%

319 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
319
Boys / girls
165 / 154
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
319 / 420 (76%)
Free school meals
53.1%
FSM pupils
164
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Lancaster

Location

Address
Ackers Hall Avenue
Postcode
L14 2DY
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 3–11, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 319 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 53.1%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L14
10
Primary in L14
7
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 L14

  • Dovecot Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L14 0LH · Liverpool

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM58.7%
    • Demand0.90

    0.6 miles away

  • Blackmoor Park Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L12 9HB · Liverpool

    Ages 7–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM28.9%

    0.6 miles away

  • Knotty Ash Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L14 5NX · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM27.0%

    0.7 miles away

  • Roby Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Knowsley · L36 4NY · Knowsley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM40.2%
    • Demand1.69

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Lancaster
Telephone
01512332480
Website
www.blueberryparkprimary.co.uk/

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