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Linacre Primary School

Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5ED

Local ranking65th of 73 primary schools in Sefton
Ofsted: Urgent improvement

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues as Linacre Primary School (URN 151389) (opened 1 September 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development & wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Early years
Urgent improvement

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
17.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
38.0%
Writing (Expected)
25.0%
Maths (Expected)
46.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
38.0%
Reading avg scaled score
98.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
99.0
Cohort Size
24

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
132
Boys
63 (48%)
Girls
69 (52%)
Capacity
210 (63% full)
SEND
26.5%
FSM Eligible
59.2%
EAL
31.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.5%
SEN Support
22.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.5
Budget per Pupil
£11,633/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
11.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
42.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 50.8%
  • Black African: 13.6%
  • Other: 10.6%
  • Asian Other: 6.8%
  • White Other: 6.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 3.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%

50.8%

White British

13.6%

Black African

10.6%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104853
UKPRN
10070138
Establishment No.
2008

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