Linacre Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention

Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5EDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Linacre Primary School is a primary school in Bootle for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 113 schools in Sefton. It ranks 12th of 12 primary schools in Bootle. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 20 January 2026, report published 23 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Urgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
Achievement: Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention
Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement
Early years: Urgent improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

24 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths17%

17%, 45 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score98

98, 8 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score98

98, 7 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

134 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals60.4%

60.4%, 33.9 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language29.1%

29.1%, 7.5 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support25.4%

25.4%, 10.6 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan6.7%

6.7%, 0.7 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Linacre Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
King's Lander Primary Academy	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	60% met the expected standard
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	52% met the expected standard
Thomas Gray Primary School	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
All Saints Catholic Primary School	0.4 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	52% met the expected standard
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	39% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Siobhan Bayliff
Phone: 01519221466
Website: linacreprimary.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Thornton Road, Bootle, L20 5ED
Local authority: Sefton
URN: 104853

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.