Barlows Primary SchoolFazakerley Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Liverpool.

Summary of the comparison

Barlows Primary School and Fazakerley Primary School are primary schools in Liverpool.

  • Barlows Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Fazakerley Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Fazakerley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barlows Primary School was judged the expected standard and Fazakerley Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for Barlows Primary School and 58.0% for Fazakerley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barlows Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Fazakerley Primary School (36.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barlows Primary School versus Fazakerley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LiverpoolBarlows Primary SchoolLiverpoolFazakerley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100D50/100Stronger figure
Local ranking79th of 110 in Liverpool 70th of 110 in Liverpool Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll441 409
Capacity480 420
LocationLiverpool, L9 9EH Liverpool, L10 7LD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure58.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census441 409
Free school meals (ever 6)22.8% 57.1%
English as an additional language16.6% 10.8%
SEN support19.9% 28.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.9% 6.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.6% 16.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Barlows Primary School

Fazakerley Primary School

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