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Booker Avenue Infant School

Community school · Liverpool · L18 9SB

Ages 3–7 · 300 pupils · Liverpool

Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

1.04 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-07

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

1.04 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

94

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

83

Total preferences (any rank)
260
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

300 pupils · 296 places

Pupils on roll
300
Boys / girls
140 / 160
School capacity
296
Capacity fill
300 / 296 (101%)
Free school meals
3.8%
FSM pupils
11
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lynne Brown

Location

Address
Booker Avenue
Postcode
L18 9SB
Town
Liverpool
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Liverpool
District
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Garston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 3–7, in Liverpool, Liverpool, 300 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 3.8%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L18
9
Primary in L18
6
Open schools in Liverpool LA
196
Primary in Liverpool LA
117

Nearby primary schools

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

  • Booker Avenue Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L18 9SB · Liverpool

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM7.7%

    0.0 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L19 9AR · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand0.86

    0.6 miles away

  • St Austin's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L19 9DH · Liverpool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.7%
    • Demand0.91

    0.6 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L17 6BH · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand0.58

    0.9 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L19 4TL · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand0.81

    0.9 miles away

  • Dovedale Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Liverpool · L18 1JX · Liverpool

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lynne Brown
Telephone
01517241997

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