Thomas Gray Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sefton
Chestnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/11/2022
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.6%
30.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
318
Capacity used
Over capacity151%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
27 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
27
Places offered
60
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 27 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 60 | 27 | 45% |
Sefton lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- R Rimmer
- Address
- Chestnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX
- Phone
- 01512886530
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward / constituency
- Bootle West · Bootle
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150762
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 69% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
318 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 204 pupils
Attendance
90.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
9.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sefton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.