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EnglandNorth WestLiverpoolL9 9EHBarlows Primary School
Primary

Barlows Primary School

Primary

Liverpool · Liverpool · L9 9EH www.barlowsprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
441
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
441
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
441
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/09/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLiverpool
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barlows Primary School · Primary · Liverpool

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
+33pp
78%60%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
441
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Barlows Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 9EH
Local authority
Liverpool
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%8%88%35%87%13%85%25%83%87%107.0105.0108.023%441
2023/2445%0%67%12%74%9%61%9%72%63%102.0101.0102.019%441
2022/2342%7%54%25%71%14%53%14%76%53%102.0100.0101.0-2.50+0.50-4.5017%442
2018/1957%7%72%17%83%18%67%23%82%83%102.0102.0106.0-2.70-0.20-3.4015%471
2017/1862%8%68%25%77%23%72%17%80%75%102.0103.0105.0-3.80-1.40-3.0012%476
2016/1759%5%78%17%64%14%72%21%86%74%103.0103.0105.0-2.10-3.50-1.9013%480

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544119.223%17%23%7%20%
2023/2444120.319%11%22%8%25%
2022/2344220.817%8%18%7%22%
2021/2244822.417%4%20%7%21%
2020/2146624.319%3%18%
2018/1947123.515%2%15%5%10%
2017/1847622.512%4%15%5%11%
2016/1748023.913%5%15%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.