Broad Oak Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
St. Helens
Unique reference
130259
Address
Brunswick Street, Parr, WA9 2JE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
644 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
13%
Free school meals (FSM)
58.2%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.1%
Other White 5.7%
African 3.7%
Chinese 2.6%
Other 2.6%
Mixed 1.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsWell below average-3.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 46%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 1%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Broad Oak Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
57
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
25
13
12
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
31
13
18
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
3
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
20
10
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
2
2
0
Reception, Full-time
74
43
31
Year 1
73
38
35
Year 2
89
50
39
Year 3
86
44
42
Year 4
70
37
33
Year 5
84
43
41
Year 6
85
42
43
Year 2024-2025

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