Birkdale Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Southport · PR8 4EL · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS249%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM22.9%
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 151390
Linaker Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Southport · PR8 5DB
Ages 3–11 · 359 pupils · Sefton
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2023-10-03
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill68%
359 pupils · 525 places
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- Boys / girls
- 192 / 167
- School capacity
- 525
- Capacity fill
- 359 / 525 (68%)
- Free school meals
- 35.9%
- FSM pupils
- 124
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Endeavour Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Cunniffe
Location
- Address
- Sefton Street
- Postcode
- PR8 5DB
- Town
- Southport
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Sefton
- District
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Southport
- 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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Southport, Sefton, 359 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 35.9%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Philip's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Southport · PR8 6SS · Sefton
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM19.8%
0.5 miles away
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Southport · PR9 9AZ · Sefton
Ages 5–11
- KS239%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM22.7%
0.9 miles away
Kew Woods Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Southport · PR8 6JW · Sefton
Ages 3–11
- KS273%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM24.8%
1.2 miles away
Norwood Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Southport · PR9 7DU · Sefton
Ages 5–11
- KS252%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM19.3%
1.2 miles away
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Southport · PR9 7DU · Sefton
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM19.1%
1.2 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Southport · PR8 4LT · Sefton
Ages 2–11
- FSM23.6%
1.2 miles away
Farnborough Road Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Southport · PR8 3DF · Sefton
Ages 7–11
- KS270%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM16.9%
1.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Cunniffe
- Telephone
- 01704532343