Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #69 in Sefton public Top 100% UK

Linacre Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Elizabeth Gunnion

location_onBootle, L20 5ED

language Visit Website phone 1519221466

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

148

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Expected Standard

17%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Linacre Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bootle, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Linacre Primary School is a community school in Bootle, Sefton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 132 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 17% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #69 of 69 primaries in Sefton and #14,000 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

17%

LA 57%

Reading38% LA 73%

Writing25% LA 68%

Maths46% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading52% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading38% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing42% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths42% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.4

-2.5 to 3.2

1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-1.7 to 3.7

1.2

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.5 to 3.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading43% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths57% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -0.1

-5.7 to -0.1

0.2

Write

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 2.7

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.3 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 65%

Reading38% LA 77%

Writing50% LA 77%

Maths50% LA 78%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 1.0

-5.5 to -0.7

1.8

Write

LA 0.0

-0.5 to 4.1

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.7 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 May 2023

Inspection Report

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27 May 2021

Inspection Report

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27 January 2021

Inspection Report

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06 June 2019

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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21 November 2012

Inspection Report

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20 October 2010

Inspection Report

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26 February 2008

Inspection Report

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08 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-05-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-06-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-02-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-11-21

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 132 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	129	6	4.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	147	2	1.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	139	3	2.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	139	5	3.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	149	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	148	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	167	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	170	2	1.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	185	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	165	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	159	1	0.6%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	159	2	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	158	8	5.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	178	3	1.7%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	177	8	4.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	181	1	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	180	6	3.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	180	3	1.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	185	11	5.9%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils