Community school · Liverpool

Broad Square Community Primary School

3–11Ages
396Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133335URN

Broad Square, Liverpool, L11 1BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 above Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

75 applications for 40 places · 36th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Liverpool median (1.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 40 places offered · 39 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 2.0; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6

This school
Liverpool 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	40	75	1.9	39	0.98
Sep 2025	35	69	2.0	32	0.91
Sep 2024	46	72	1.6	45	0.98
Sep 2023	49	92	1.9	45	0.92
Sep 2022	46	85	1.9	42	0.91
Sep 2021	59	96	1.6	51	0.86
Sep 2020	59	89	1.5	47	0.80
Sep 2019	60	94	1.6	49	0.82
Sep 2018	59	97	1.6	47	0.80
Sep 2017	49	89	1.8	35	0.71
Sep 2016	60	91	1.5	56	0.93
Sep 2015	60	91	1.5	49	0.82
Sep 2014	56	79	1.4	48	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 82% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%27th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	16%	107	106
2023/24	55%	9%	103	104
2022/23	58%	6%	102	104

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

Broad Square Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Monksdown Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wellesbourne Community Primary School
0.8 km · Liverpool

2026

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy
0.9 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Roscoe Primary School
0.9 km · Liverpool

2026

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, West Derby
1.0 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
Leamington Community Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Ranworth Square Primary School
1.5 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 77%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: 133335 · 341/3023
Capacity: 450 pupils · 396 on roll
Free school meals: 38.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: Broad Square, Liverpool, L11 1BS
Local authority: Liverpool

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