Blacklow Brow School

State-Funded School

blacklow-brow-school-knowsley-north-west

North WestRegion

KnowsleyLocal Authority

KnowsleyConstituency

L36 5XWPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Blacklow Brow School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Knowsley, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 235 pupils. Blacklow Brow School is part of THE DEAN TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 12 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

Pupils

235

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 235
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE DEAN TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
1 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
2 Dec 2015	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.