Booker Avenue Junior School
Booker Avenue, Liverpool, L18 9SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Thompson
- Constituency
- Liverpool Garston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 104522
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01517242941
About this school
Booker Avenue Junior School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 416 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 72% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 89% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 84% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Booker Avenue Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 55.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Booker Avenue Junior School compares
Booker Avenue Junior School ranked 15th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 416 | — |
| Booker Avenue Infant School | — | 3.7% | 1.5% | 300 | 0.0 miles |
| Gilmour Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 14.7% | 604 | 0.6 miles |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 13% | 411 | 0.6 miles |
| Sudley Primary School | 83% | 3.7% | 10.3% | 799 | 0.9 miles |
| Springwood Heath Primary School | 53% | 6% | 28.4% | 211 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.23%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.79%
- Persistent absence
- 6.44%
Location
Nearby schools
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Booker Avenue Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Gilmour Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Austin's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Sudley Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Springwood Heath Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Booker Avenue Junior School ranks 27th of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Booker Avenue Junior School teach?
- Booker Avenue Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Booker Avenue Junior School?
- The headteacher of Booker Avenue Junior School is Mr Richard Thompson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Booker Avenue Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Booker Avenue Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Booker Avenue Junior School?
- Booker Avenue Junior School has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Booker Avenue Junior School full?
- Booker Avenue Junior School has capacity for 390 pupils and 416 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Booker Avenue Junior School a faith school?
- No. Booker Avenue Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Booker Avenue Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Booker Avenue Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Booker Avenue Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Booker Avenue Junior School rank locally?
- Booker Avenue Junior School ranked 15th of 107 primary schools in Liverpool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Booker Avenue Junior School's absence rate?
- Booker Avenue Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Booker Avenue Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Booker Avenue Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.