Primary school in Southport, Sefton
Linaker Primary School
Sefton Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 5DB
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- Places
- 525
- How full
- 68% full — 359 of 525 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 167 / 192
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 20%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 17%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sefton 007E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 58%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 34%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mark Cunniffe
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward
- Kew
- Constituency
- Southport
- URN
- 151390
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkdale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 30% | 0.4 mi |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 80% | 0.5 mi |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 61% | 0.9 mi |
| Kew Woods Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 79% | 1.2 mi |
| Norwood Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 55% | 1.2 mi |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 43% | 1.2 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 1.2 mi |
| Farnborough Road Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 68% | 1.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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