Park Brow Community Primary SchoolNorthwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Park Brow Community Primary School and Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) are primary schools.
Park Brow Community Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) is ahead on our composite score.
Park Brow Community Primary School was judged the expected standard and Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for Park Brow Community Primary School and 51.0% for Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision).
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Park Brow Community Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) (56.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LiverpoolPark Brow Community Primary School | KirkbyNorthwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | C60/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 41st of 49 in Knowsley | 22nd of 49 in Knowsley Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 457 | 471 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 572 | |
| Location | Liverpool, L32 6QH | Kirkby, L33 8XD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 52.0% Stronger figure | 51.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% | 5.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 461 | 473 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.4% | 64.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 11.1% | 11.0% | |
| SEN support | 15.6% | 18.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.2% | 10.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 8.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.4% Stronger figure | 28.3% | 15.8% |
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.
Park Brow Community Primary School
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision)
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