SCHOOL PROFILE

Broad Square Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 133335
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Liverpool
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 396 385 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 189 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 207 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.4%
13.6 pts above England
School 38.4%
Liverpool 34.5%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.1%
6.2 pts below England
School 14.1%
Liverpool 22.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Liverpool 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.3%
314
Any other White background
8.6%
34
Any other Asian background
2.3%
9
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
9
African
2.0%
8
Any other Black background
1.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.5% 97 of 396 pupils
3.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.5%
Liverpool 26.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.5% 85 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Speech, language & communication 22
No specialist assessment yet 18
Physical disability 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Liverpool 55.8%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Liverpool 69.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Liverpool 66.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Liverpool 67.0%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.53 pts higher than England
School 6.75%
Liverpool 7.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.06 pts higher than England
School 18.87%
Liverpool 19.97%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.13%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.68 pts lower than England
School 1.13%
Liverpool 2.08%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.0% 0.2 pts below England
Broad Square Community Primary School
88.0%
Liverpool
98.6%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information