Gilmour Junior School
Whitehedge Road, Garston, Liverpool, L19 1RD
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Gilmour Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris McDonald
- Constituency
- Garston and Halewood
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 104543
- Local authority
- Liverpool
About this school
Gilmour Junior School was a community primary school in Liverpool. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Gilmour Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 |
| Writing progress | -0.60 |
| Maths progress | -0.70 |
How Gilmour Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 22% | 350 | — |
| Gilmour Primary School | 74% | 4.6% | 14.7% | 604 | 0.2 miles |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.3% | 13% | 411 | 0.3 miles |
| Garston Church of England Primary School | 86% | 4.9% | 49.5% | 237 | 0.6 miles |
| Springwood Heath Primary School | 53% | 6% | 28.4% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Booker Avenue Junior School | 75% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 416 | 0.8 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gilmour Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Austin's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Garston Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Springwood Heath Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Booker Avenue Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other 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 Gilmour Junior School teach?
- Gilmour Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Liverpool.
- Has Gilmour Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gilmour Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Gilmour Junior School?
- Gilmour Junior School had 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- What are Gilmour Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gilmour 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 14 August 2024.