Linacre Primary SchoolChrist Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bootle.
Summary of the comparison
Linacre Primary School and Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School are primary schools in Bootle.
Linacre Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Linacre Primary School was judged in need of urgent improvement and Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School 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 17.0% for Linacre Primary School and 39.0% for Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Linacre Primary School (21.0% in 2022-23, 17.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BootleLinacre Primary School | BootleChrist Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F33/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 65th of 73 in Sefton | 42nd of 73 in Sefton Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Urgent improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 132 | 443 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 450 | |
| Location | Bootle, L20 5ED | Bootle, L20 3JL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 17.0% | 39.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 2.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 98.0 | 101.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 98.0 | 99.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 132 | 443 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 59.2% | 56.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 31.8% | 11.5% | |
| SEN support | 22.0% | 21.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.0% | 6.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 42.4% | 24.6% Stronger figure | 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.
Linacre Primary School
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
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