SCHOOL PROFILE

Linaker Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 151390
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 525 Published school capacity
Capacity used 68.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 October 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Sefton
Trust ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 359 345 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 167 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 192 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.8%
10.0 pts above England
School 34.8%
Sefton 26.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.7%
23.4 pts above England
School 43.7%
Sefton 8.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.9%
0.9 pts above England
School 1.9%
Sefton 1.3%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
47.9%
172
Any other White background
16.4%
59
Indian
7.5%
27
Bangladeshi
6.4%
23
Any other ethnic group
5.0%
18
Any other Mixed background
4.2%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.6% 110 of 359 pupils
9.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.6%
Sefton 24.0%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 25.4% 91 pupils
England 14.8% 10.6 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
Moderate learning difficulty 22
Social, emotional & mental health 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Specific learning difficulty 6
No specialist assessment yet 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.44%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.22 pts higher than England
School 6.44%
Sefton 6.89%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.83 pts higher than England
School 19.65%
Sefton 18.13%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.05%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.25 pts higher than England
School 2.05%
Sefton 2.08%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

68.4% 19.8 pts below England
Linaker Primary School
68.4%
Sefton
96.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information