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Bedford Primary School

Community school · Liverpool · L20 9LJ

Ages 4–11 · 373 pupils · Sefton

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.7%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
360

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

60

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
84
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill89%

373 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
373
Boys / girls
186 / 187
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
373 / 420 (89%)
Free school meals
50.4%
FSM pupils
188
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Braithwaite

Location

Address
Quarry Road, Bootle
Postcode
L20 9LJ
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Liverpool, Sefton, 373 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 50.4%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L20
14
Primary in L20
9
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Primary in Sefton LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Braithwaite

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