Linaker Primary School
Primary schoolLinaker Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 359 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationEnd of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Birkdale Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2024. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Arden CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.1 km
- Southport Education GroupSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 km
- Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreSecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, SouthportPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).