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Lander Road Primary School

Community school · Liverpool · L21 8HY

Ages 2–11 · 253 pupils · Sefton

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
187

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

26

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
1
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill120%

253 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
253
Boys / girls
140 / 113
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
253 / 210 (120%)
Free school meals
47.2%
FSM pupils
103
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

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
Mr Jeffrey Taylor

Location

Address
Pennington Road, Litherland
Postcode
L21 8HY
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 2–11, in Liverpool, Sefton, 253 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 47.2%.

Open schools in Liverpool
295
Primary schools in Liverpool
189
Academies among open schools in Liverpool
26% (78)
Open schools in L21
12
Primary in L21
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.

Compare with theseAll in LiverpoolNear L21

  • King's Lander Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 8HY · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM49.3%

    0.0 miles away

  • St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 8JH · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM49.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.1 miles away

  • Linacre Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Bootle · L20 5ED · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence10.2%
    • FSM64.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Linacre Primary School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bootle · L20 5ED · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    0.3 miles away

  • Thomas Gray Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bootle · L20 4LX · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM69.2%

    0.4 miles away

  • All Saints Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Bootle · L20 4LX · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jeffrey Taylor

Official links