Barlows Primary School
Barlows Lane, Liverpool, L9 9EH
406 pupils · 85% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2024, published 12 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 47 | 36 | 75 | 43 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 41 | 91 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 54 | 96 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 58 | 111 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 47 | 94 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 72 | 118 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 57 | 96 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 79 | 138 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holy Name Catholic Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Longmoor Community Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Fazakerley Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.