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Blueberry Park

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Kathryn Honey

location_onLiverpool, L14 2DY

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

386

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Blueberry Park is a Community school primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Blueberry Park is a community school in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 361 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #83 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #11,530 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 55%

Reading67% LA 68%

Writing61% LA 66%

Maths59% LA 66%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading57% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing45% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading54% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing38% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.3

-4.1 to -0.3

-3.3

Write

LA 0.3

-5.1 to -1.5

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-5.1 to -1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.3

-3.6 to 0.4

-0.9

Write

LA 0.3

-2.8 to 1.0

1.0

Maths

LA 0.2

-0.7 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing79% LA 72%

Maths58% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.0

-3.2 to 1.6

2.6

Write

LA 0.1

0.3 to 4.9

-2.6

Maths

LA 0.3

-4.8 to -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 January 2022

Inspection Report

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12 October 2016

Inspection Report

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15 May 2012

Inspection Report

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15 June 2011

Inspection Report

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10 March 2010

Inspection Report

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19 November 2009

Inspection Report

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24 June 2009

Inspection Report

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24 March 2009

Inspection Report

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12 November 2008

Inspection Report

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10 June 2008

Inspection Report

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15 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-10-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-10

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 361 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	361	2	0.6%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	359	3	0.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	382	3	0.8%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	374	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	374	8	2.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	413	5	1.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	386	5	1.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	389	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	391	6	1.5%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	351	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	361	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	348	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	340	5	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	335	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	338	14	4.1%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	326	12	3.7%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	315	20	6.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	333	20	6.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	324	10	3.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	320	13	4.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	338	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	327	6	1.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	313	8	2.6%	0.5%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 34 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils