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Broad Square Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Broad Square, Liverpool L11 1BS · broadsquareprimary.co.uk · 0151 226 1117
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 396
- 88% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 46 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Broad Square Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 45
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (36%) with SEND