Community school · Knowsley

Park Brow Community Primary School

2–11Ages
457Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104429URN

Broad Lane, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 6QH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Knowsley median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Knowsley

76 applications for 43 places · 29th of 48 in Knowsley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 3 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance				Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
14 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Knowsley median (1.9) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

76 applications · 43 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.8; Knowsley median median 1.9
2025 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Knowsley median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Knowsley median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Knowsley median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Knowsley median median 1.8
2014 1.7; Knowsley median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Knowsley median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Knowsley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	76	1.8	40	0.93
Sep 2025	57	88	1.5	51	0.89
Sep 2024	46	63	1.4	42	0.91
Sep 2023	55	83	1.5	43	0.78
Sep 2022	60	93	1.6	55	0.92
Sep 2021	56	72	1.3	43	0.77
Sep 2020	53	82	1.6	51	0.96
Sep 2019	43	63	1.5	41	0.95
Sep 2018	42	73	1.7	41	0.98
Sep 2017	53	72	1.4	47	0.89
Sep 2016	59	92	1.6	49	0.83
Sep 2015	53	85	1.6	47	0.89
Sep 2014	60	102	1.7	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 67% · Maths 65% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%38th of 48 in Knowsley

Knowsley 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Knowsley 75% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Knowsley 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Knowsley 69% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Knowsley 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Knowsley 72% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Knowsley 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Knowsley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	2%	103	101
2023/24	40%	2%	101	101
2022/23	50%	2%	101	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Park Brow Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Knowsley

Good2022

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
1.2 km · Knowsley

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Marie's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Kirkby CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Knowsley

Good2023

3.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Community Primary School
1.8 km · Knowsley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Knowsley

2026

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Eastcroft Park School
2.2 km · Knowsley

2026

2.4applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104429 · 340/2015
Capacity: 420 pupils · 457 on roll
Free school meals: 50.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Broad Lane, Southdene, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 6QH
Local authority: Knowsley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources