Millbrook Community Primary School

About Millbrook Community Primary School

Millbrook Community Primary School in Knowsley was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a rating it has held consistently across both its graded inspections. The inspection, which took place in late 2024, awarded Good marks across the board: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision all came in at a 2. The school’s most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stood at 53% in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is below the Knowsley local authority average of 60%, and it places Millbrook 35th out of 47 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, the school sits in the bottom half of the rankings, at the 73rd percentile among all state primaries.

Digging deeper into the Key Stage 2 results, the picture is mixed. In maths, 80% of pupils met the expected standard and 28% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 104. Reading saw 70% at the expected level and 18% at the higher level, with an average score of 103. Writing was weaker, with only 53% meeting the expected standard and no pupils reaching the higher standard. The combined expected standard figure of 53% is therefore pulled down by writing. The school has no progress scores available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The Ofsted report noted that behaviour and attitudes are Good, and the parent view is overwhelmingly positive: 100% of the ten respondents would recommend the school, and all strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe.

Millbrook is a larger-than-average primary, with 322 pupils against a capacity of 280, and it is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 105 applications for 44 places, with 42 first-preference offers made from 51 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.39. The school has a nursery provision and caters for children from age 3 to 11. It offers a range of facilities including music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, a sports hall and a chapel, and runs clubs such as science, chess, film and drama. Sports on offer include football, cricket, swimming and athletics. The school’s SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech language and communication, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 40.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage, and the strong parent satisfaction suggests it is a good fit for families who value a supportive, well-rated local school.

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