Linaker Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Sefton
Sefton Street, Southport, PR8 5DB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 03/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
19.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
359
Capacity used
Has space68%
525 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer
25
Places offered
53
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 25 | 25 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 53 | 25 | 47% |
Sefton lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Cunniffe
- Address
- Sefton Street, Southport, PR8 5DB
- Phone
- 01704532343
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward / constituency
- Kew · Southport
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151390
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
359 pupils · 525 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 341 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.